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单词 trepang
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But they were always outward-looking, establishing commercial and familial ties with the Macassan trepang fishermen of Sulawesi long before first British contact. ‘Didgeridoo is his voice’: how Djalu Gurruwiwi embodies the sound of a continent 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z
They are traditional Indonesian boats known as praus and they brought Muslim fishermen from the flourishing trading city of Makassar in search of trepang, or sea cucumbers. When Islam came to Australia 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z
Of these latter exports, rattans and gurjan oil are the chief; other natural products of the islands are trepang—bêche-de-mer—tortoiseshell and edible birds' nests, but they are only collected in small quantities. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z
On the rocks along the coast are found tortoises, trepang and edible birds’ nests, which are articles of export. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z
On the northern coasts are extensive fisheries of trepang, much visited by native traders from the Indian Archipelago. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis
The chief exports are trepang, tortoise-shell, pearls, mother-of-pearl, and edible birds'-nests. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli
The fisheries include trepang, turtle and pearl oysters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
Some trepang, beech-le-mer, or sea slug, was brought to Captain Doutty, which he attempted to cure by cleansing, parboiling, and drying in the sun. The Wreck on the Andamans
As soon as the trepangs are collected they are carried to the shore, when they are scalded by throwing them alive into large iron pots set over little ovens built of stones. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly
The town lies in a fertile plain and deals in rice, trepang and pina. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
There are many productions of the archipelago which are only valued in the East, such as bêche-de-mer, or trepang; edible birds' nests, &c. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery
Bêche-de-mer, or trepang, is a name applied to the flesh of certain sea slugs or sea worms found in the Indian seas. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
She had, we concluded, come thus far south to collect a cargo of edible birds’ nests, trepang, and other articles, for the Chinese market. Mark Seaworth
Their flesh diet includes wild pigs, birds, fish, and trepang. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
For example, there were sugar-coated worms, preserved red snails, trepang,—a kind of sea-worm,—and putrid doves' eggs in an unspeakable sauce. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young
There were about eighty at the service, including a few Australians employed by one of the white men on the island to fish for trepang Adventures in New Guinea
The best class of trepang is packed in tin cases to keep it perfectly dry, as moisture ruins it. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
These islands export a considerable quantity of trepang, tortoise-shell, edible birds’ nests, and pearls. Mark Seaworth
Turtle-shells, feathers of the birds of paradise, and trepang are among the principal articles which they barter with traders for cotton-goods, knives, swords, axes, beads and so forth. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
Captain King, who had previously experienced the same feelings of ill-will in the natives of Vansittart Bay, attributed them to the periodical visits of the Malays during the season of the trepang fishery. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1
The sailor inquired, more civilly—"Then you are acquainted with trepang?" The Wings of the Morning
The principal exports of the island are coffee, rice, nutmegs, cloves, dammer, copal, rattan, copra, tobacco, trepang, and tortoise-shell; coffee greatly outranking all the other products. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
The trepang is a sort of sea-slug, which is dried and used by the Chinese to make soup. Mark Seaworth
Sea Slugs.—There are a few species of Holothuri�, of which the trepang is the best known example. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1
The productions of these islands are sandalwood, beeswax, pearls, tortoiseshell, trepang, edible birds' nests, Indian corn, rice, vegetables, with abundance of livestock. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1
Sea Slugs.—There are a few species of Holothuria, of which the trepang is the best known example. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon
They get the trepang by diving, in from 3 to 8 fathoms water; and where it is abundant, a man will bring up eight or ten at a time. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2
When the Bugis paid their annual visit to the coast several prahus remained to fish for trepang under the protection of the settlement. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1
Beche-de-mer, a slug, called also the trepang, procured on the coral reefs of the Pacific, which is dried and eaten as a dainty by the Chinese. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge
The trepang obtained here is only considered as third-rate; that from the Tenimber group second, and from Australia first-rate. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
No traces of the former people were observed at this place, nor any of the trepang that would be their sole inducement for visiting it. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2
The object of their expedition was a certain marine animal, called trepang. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2
The trepang were found about the rocks on the beach in great numbers, as they were also on the South Island. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
The man wants to collect trepang and birds’ nests on the islands.  Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river
On the 28th of March, six Malay proas came in and were soon followed by others, their owners soliciting permission to erect their establishments for curing trepang under the protection of the British flag. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
More so to the former and the islands surrounding it on the north and east, where evidence exists of the voyage of the Chinese traders and fishermen in search of the precious trepang. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
I made many inquiries concerning the Malay trepang fishers, whom we had met at the entrance of the Gulph of Carpentaria, and learned the following particulars. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2
The presence of a fleet of Malay proas in the roads has been before mentioned; it had just returned from an unsuccessful voyage on the south coast of Timor in search of trepang. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
I want to know what a coral reef really looks like, and if you saw any trepangs upon them? Two Years Ago, Volume II.
Termed also trepang, sea cucumber, sea slug, cotton spinner, and known scientifically as Holothuridae, no less than twenty varieties have been described and are identified by popular and technical titles. Confessions of a Beachcomber
They get the trepang by diving in from three to eight fathoms of water, and where it is abundant a man will bring up eight or ten at a time. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
A thousand trepang make a picol, of about 125 Dutch pounds; and one hundred picols are a cargo for a prow. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2
They get the trepang by diving, in from three to eight fathoms water; and where it is abundant, a man will bring up eight or ten at a time. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
The iron most probably had been obtained from the Malays who annually visit the gulf for trepang. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845
The whole of this gulf is admirably formed for the trepang fishery and the animal is extremely abundant among the reefs. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
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