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词汇 shin-cracker
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Definition of shin-cracker in English:

shin-cracker

noun
mass nounAustralian informal
  • (in opal mining) very hard, brittle rock that splinters easily.

    in a hole of that depth you would first sink through about 10 or 12 feet of shin-cracker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her face was the colour of shin-cracker.
    • Hardened claystone, similar to the shin-cracker of Lightning Ridge, has inhibited exploitation of the area.
    • The biggest problem was the first three feet of shin-cracker.
    • Black opal is found in the sandstone and dirt underlying the shin-cracker.
    • Beneath the weathered quartzite or shin cracker were layers of soft, porous sandstone.
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