shicer
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun An Australian name for a mine which produces no valuable ore. Also called a duffer.
- noun A worthless or despicable person; specifically, one who does not pay debts of honor. Compare shyster.
Examples
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A 'shicer' is first a mining claim which turns out to be useless, and then anything that does so.
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Staggering home to the tent after nightfall he would have been sure, sooner or later, to fall into a dry shicer and break his neck, or into a wet one and be drowned.
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“A reg-lar ol’ shicer!” was the unanimous opinion, expressed without scruple.
Note
The word 'shicer' may come from a German word meaning 'one who defecates'.
