英语词汇“rock-hog”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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rock-hog

rock-hog n. chiefly Canadian (now historical) a labourer engaged in tunnelling through rock.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one who makes tunnels

tunnel-workman1843

tunneller1860

tunnel-borer1877

tunnel-man1897

tunnel-worker1903

rock-hog1909

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 828/2 The rock-hogs had not proceeded far before they pierced a large pocket.

1911 F. A. Talbot New Garden of Canada vi. 74 We saw rock-hogs blasting a ledge along the face of the rock for the railway.

1954 V. Lysenko Yellow Boots 190 They spoke of dynamite and flying rock responsible for the death of many a ‘rock-hog’.

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单词	rock-hog
释义	> as lemmas rock-hog rock-hog n. chiefly Canadian (now historical) a labourer engaged in tunnelling through rock. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > earth-movers, etc. > [noun] > one who makes tunnels tunnel-workman1843 tunneller1860 tunnel-borer1877 tunnel-man1897 tunnel-worker1903 rock-hog1909 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 828/2 The rock-hogs had not proceeded far before they pierced a large pocket. 1911 F. A. Talbot New Garden of Canada vi. 74 We saw rock-hogs blasting a ledge along the face of the rock for the railway. 1954 V. Lysenko Yellow Boots 190 They spoke of dynamite and flying rock responsible for the death of many a ‘rock-hog’. extracted from rockn.¹ < as lemmas
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