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[ gohld-feeldz ] / ˈgoʊldˌfildz /
noun, plural gold·fields.any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers. Origin of goldfieldsAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gold + field + -s3 Words nearby goldfieldsgold-exchange standard, goldeye, gold farming, gold fever, gold field, goldfields, gold-filled, goldfinch, goldfinny, goldfish, goldfish bowl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goldfieldsGoldfields in Nevada that had been neglected because the ore was just too expensive to extract were now attractive properties. All that Glitters Is Not Gold: Inside the New Bubble|Wendy Smith|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST Mr. R. McLean was a wealthy sheep farmer who had originally made his money on the Australian goldfields. Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth Christmas on the goldfields in the last of the roaring days, in the palmy days of Gulgong and those fields. Children of the Bush|Henry Lawson We could, he said, agree to the surrender of a portion of our territory—the goldfields and Zwasieland, for instance. Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.
A later use of 'sour-dough' is as a title for newly arrived miners in the Arctic goldfields of the Klondyke. He had received the proceeds in cash, as indeed is the custom of goldfields. Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood
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