(a) a place where washing is done; a lavatory; a laundry; (b) a place where gold is washed out from sand or earth.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > place where washing is carried on > gold (4) washing-place1748 (a) a place where washing is done; a lavatory; a laundry; (b) a place where gold is washed out from sand or earth. gold wash1769 A place where gold washing takes place; = gold washing, n. 2. In later use also: soil from which gold may be extracted by this method (cf. wash, n.… gold washing1812 Usually in plural. A place where gold washing (sense 1) takes place. Cf. gold wash, n. gold working1816 Usually in plural. A place where gold mining or gold washing takes place. |
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