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miner (iou) and summery (oh)


miner (iou)



miner noun. ME.

A person who works in a mine. ME.
A person who excavates subterranean passages in order to destroy an enemy position, esp. with the aid of an explosive charge. Freq. in sappers and miners (cf. Royal Sappers and Miners s.v. SAPPER). ME.
A burrowing insect or larva; esp. = leaf-miner s.v. LEAF noun1. E19.
a. Any of various Australian honeyeaters of the genus Manorina. M19.
b. Any of various small S. American ovenbirds of the genus Geositta, which excavate a long burrow for breeding. E20.
Phrases: bell-miner: see BELL noun1. miner's disease = miner's lung below. miner's inch: see INCH noun1 1c. miner's lettuce a kind of spring Beauty, Montia perfoliata, sometimes eaten as a salad. miner's lung pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of coal dust. miner's right Austral. & NZ a licence to dig for gold etc. on private or public land. noisy miner: see NOISY adjective 1.

summery (oh)



suitable for or reminding you of the summer
::a light summery dress
::a summery breeze