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tin dishnoun Australian / NZA shallow container used by a prospector for separating gold from soil or gravel: my equipment consisted of a tent, spade, tin dish, and about a week’s supply of provisions...- The tools employed by persons looking for new gold fields are extremely simple, and consist of a crow-bar, pick-axe, shovel, and a large round flat-bottomed tin dish.
- The simplest method of extracting the gold is to wash the "dirt," as it is called, in a tin dish.
- The idea is to put this fine earth into one tin dish, and holding it high up in the air, pour it down into another.
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