Definition of tiersman in English:

tiersman

nounˈtɪəzmən

Australian

(chiefly in South Australia) a lumberjack working on a forested mountain range.
stringybark for buildings in Adelaide was cut by the tiersmen
Example sentencesExamples
- I have since been told that one of the tiersmen pushed Curran's arm on one side, thereby probably saving the escaping man's life.
- They lived in the Adelaide Hills, probably with the Tiersmen in the stringybark forests, felling trees, erecting rough houses and post-and-rail fences.
- The cattle-stealers brought drafts of cattle into the gullies, where the cattle were killed, skinned, and sold to the tiersmen.
- The first hanging in the Colony was that of Magee, a tiersman.
- The amusement frequently ran to free fights in the pit, especially when the Tiersmen and whalers were in town.
- These places, owing to want of money amongst the tiersmen, are evidently falling off.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from tier in the Australian sense 'a forested mountain range' + -man.

单词	tiersman
释义	Definition of tiersman in English: tiersman nounˈtɪəzmən Australian (chiefly in South Australia) a lumberjack working on a forested mountain range. stringybark for buildings in Adelaide was cut by the tiersmen Example sentencesExamples I have since been told that one of the tiersmen pushed Curran's arm on one side, thereby probably saving the escaping man's life. They lived in the Adelaide Hills, probably with the Tiersmen in the stringybark forests, felling trees, erecting rough houses and post-and-rail fences. The cattle-stealers brought drafts of cattle into the gullies, where the cattle were killed, skinned, and sold to the tiersmen. The first hanging in the Colony was that of Magee, a tiersman. The amusement frequently ran to free fights in the pit, especially when the Tiersmen and whalers were in town. These places, owing to want of money amongst the tiersmen, are evidently falling off. Origin Mid 19th century: from tier in the Australian sense 'a forested mountain range' + -man.
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