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单词 piner
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Definition of piner in English:

piner

noun ˈpʌɪnə
Australian
  • (in Tasmania) a person employed in felling Huon pines and transporting the timber.

    these shores had never echoed to the thud of a piner's axe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Black swans had been greatly reduced in numbers by whalers and piners.
    • For decades piners cut down trees along the west coast rivers.
    • On the margins of this society were the piners.
    • As pines became more difficult to obtain, the piners moved south to Port Davey.
    • It was a convenient base for piners and others wanting to plunder the area's considerable resources.
 
 
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