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单词 Murray whaler
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Definition of Murray whaler in English:

Murray whaler

noun
Australian historical
  • A swagman who follows the course of a river.

    a fishing line forms part of most Murray whalers' travelling furniture
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A queer old Murray whaler lived in a bark hut near the junction.
    • A Murray whaler stands at ease for the camera beside his mud-and-timber shack.
    • The captain said that those people were river gypsies known as Murray Whalers.
    • Out of these camps were bred the Murray whalers, the river's own distinctive race of sundowners.
    • These eyesores are the dwellings of the river-tramps, derisively called the Murray whalers.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the Murray River + whaler in the Australian sense 'a tramp following the course of a river'.

 
 
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