wash-dirtn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒʃdəːt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔʃˌdərt/,

/ˈwɑʃˌdərt/

Etymology: wash n. or wash v.

Mining.

Auriferous soil or gravel to be submitted to washing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > auriferous gravel

alluvial1818

placer1829

gravel1849

washing-stuff1853

pay gravel1857

wash-gravel1860

wash-dirt1862

the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > suitable for washing

wash-ore1653

wash-gravel1860

wash-dirt1862

washa1875

1862 Otago: Goldfields & Resources 20 All the wash~dirt is auriferous.

1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman III. 58 Under the wash-dirt or stuff..there is always pipeclay.

1864 J. Rogers New Rush ii. 30 A bucket-full of wash-dirt tried—the best—Is of its value a sufficient test.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 43 Large piles of wash-dirt are accumulated to be washed in the winter.

1890 Goldfields of Victoria 28 Good tin can be obtained, mixed with a fair percentage of gold in the dish of washdirt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wash-dirt
释义	wash-dirtn. Brit. /ˈwɒʃdəːt/, U.S. /ˈwɔʃˌdərt/, /ˈwɑʃˌdərt/ Etymology: wash n. or wash v. Mining. Auriferous soil or gravel to be submitted to washing. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [noun] > auriferous gravel alluvial1818 placer1829 gravel1849 washing-stuff1853 pay gravel1857 wash-gravel1860 wash-dirt1862 the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > suitable for washing wash-ore1653 wash-gravel1860 wash-dirt1862 washa1875 1862 Otago: Goldfields & Resources 20 All the wash~dirt is auriferous. 1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman III. 58 Under the wash-dirt or stuff..there is always pipeclay. 1864 J. Rogers New Rush ii. 30 A bucket-full of wash-dirt tried—the best—Is of its value a sufficient test. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 43 Large piles of wash-dirt are accumulated to be washed in the winter. 1890 Goldfields of Victoria 28 Good tin can be obtained, mixed with a fair percentage of gold in the dish of washdirt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1862
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