forty-niner

[ fawr-tee-nahy-ner ]

/ ˌfɔr tiˈnaɪ nər /

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noun

a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush.

Origin of forty-niner

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby forty-niner

forty-four, forty-fourth, Forty Hours, fortyish, forty-nine, forty-niner, forty-niners, forty-ninth, forty-ninth parallel, forty-one, fortypenny

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Example sentences from the Web for forty-niner

There was missing old “Forty-niner,” commonly the dominant fifth of this odd quintet, but nobody wondered much at that.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond
The old "forty-niner" approached the waggon with a withering glance at the repacked cargo.
Saddle and Mocassin|Francis Francis Jr.
She was foolish to think anything harmful could have happened to “Forty-niner” so quickly after she had run away from him.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond
His rest was the Forty-niner's arm, as mine is the sportsman's hand.
Frontier Ballads|Joseph Mills Hanson

“Man proposes, God disposes,” quoted “Forty-niner,” with all the emphasis of an original philosophy.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for forty-niner

forty-niner

noun

(sometimes capital) US history a prospector who took part in the California gold rush of 1849

49er a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people

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单词	forty-niner
释义	forty-niner [ fawr-tee-nahy-ner ] / ˌfɔr tiˈnaɪ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forty-niner ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person, especially a prospector, who went to California in 1849 during the gold rush. Origin of forty-niner An Americanism dating back to 1850–55 Words nearby forty-niner forty-four, forty-fourth, Forty Hours, fortyish, forty-nine, forty-niner, forty-niners, forty-ninth, forty-ninth parallel, forty-one, fortypenny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forty-niner There was missing old “Forty-niner,” commonly the dominant fifth of this odd quintet, but nobody wondered much at that. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch\|Evelyn Raymond The old "forty-niner" approached the waggon with a withering glance at the repacked cargo. Saddle and Mocassin\|Francis Francis Jr. She was foolish to think anything harmful could have happened to “Forty-niner” so quickly after she had run away from him. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch\|Evelyn Raymond His rest was the Forty-niner's arm, as mine is the sportsman's hand. Frontier Ballads\|Joseph Mills Hanson “Man proposes, God disposes,” quoted “Forty-niner,” with all the emphasis of an original philosophy. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch\|Evelyn Raymond British Dictionary definitions for forty-niner forty-niner noun (sometimes capital) US history a prospector who took part in the California gold rush of 1849 49er a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to forty-niner bloodsucker, leech, parasite, sponge, user, exploiter, mineworker
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forty-niner

noun

Origin of forty-niner

Words nearby forty-niner

Example sentences from the Web for forty-niner

British Dictionary definitions for forty-niner

noun

Words related to forty-niner