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diver
n. common bird-name used in Australiafor a species of Grebe. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
One versed in the art of descending under water to considerable depths and abiding there a competent time for several purposes, as to recover wrecks of ships, fish for pearls, sponges, corals, &c. The diver is now a rating in H.M. ships; he may be of any rank of seaman, but he receives £1, 10 s. 5 d. per annum additional pay one penny a-day for risking life! Also, a common web-footed sea-bird of the genus Colymbus.
n. common bird-name used in Australiafor a species of Grebe. 1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris