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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In gold-digging, to wash gold-bearing ‘dirt’ or crushed rock in the pan, with intent to separate the gold.
  • In gold-digging, to subject gold-bearing ‘dirt’ or crushed rock to the process of washing in the pan, with intent to separate the gold.

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