Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Australian name for a mine which produces no valuable ore. Also called a duffer.
- noun A worthless or despicable person; specifically, one who does not pay debts of honor. Compare
shyster .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mining), Australia An unproductive mine; a duffer.
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Examples
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A 'shicer' is first a mining claim which turns out to be useless, and then anything that does so.
Town Life in Australia Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny 1886
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Staggering home to the tent after nightfall he would have been sure, sooner or later, to fall into a dry shicer and break his neck, or into a wet one and be drowned.
Australia Felix 2003
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“A reg-lar ol’ shicer!” was the unanimous opinion, expressed without scruple.
Australia Felix 2003
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