Mining. One who tests the quality of ore by washing it on a shovel.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who washes or dresses ore (11) vanner1671 Mining. One who tests the quality of ore by washing it on a shovel. buddler1747 cobber1778 (See quots.) jigger1778 Mining. One who dresses or ‘jigs’ ore; see jig, v. 5. jigman1849 one who works an ore-dressing jigger. puddler1855 A person who puddles wash-dirt, sediment, etc., for precious metals or gems. Cf. puddle, v. 7. Now chiefly historical. buddle-boy1860 spaller1884 A person employed in spalling. tozer1885 see quot. 1885; (also a Cornish surname). stamps-man1891 one who helps to work an ore-crushing stamp-mill. gravitater1894 a workman who ‘gravitates’. |
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