gold washingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊld ˌwɒʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊld ˌwɔʃɪŋ/,

/ˈɡoʊld ˌwɑʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: gold n.¹, washing n.

Etymology: < gold n.¹ + washing n., originally after early modern German goltwaschen (1629 in the passage translated in quot. 1683; German Goldwaschen ). Compare earlier gold washer n.With sense 2 compare earlier gold wash n.

1. The action or process of washing auriferous soil, gravel, etc., in order to extract gold from it. Cf. panning n.¹ 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > washing or streaming > for gold

gold washing1683

panning1838

pan-washing1850

rocking1850

ground-sluicing1857

gold panning1882

wash-up1890

blacksanding1906

1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. ii. 102 in Fleta Minor i Gold-Washers who go abroad in the Country for Gold-washing, and get their Livelihood by it.

1799 M. Park Trav. Interior Districts Afr. xxiii. 191 When the harvest is over, and the streams and torrents have greatly subsided, the Mansa, or chief of the town, appoints a day to begin ‘gold washing’.

1844 Adelaide Observer 20 July 4/3 According to the last intelligence from Siberia, the enterprise of gold washing has extended itself from the eastern side of the Ural mountains to the Altai.

1905 U.S. Bur. of Statistics (Treasury Dept.) Monthly Summary of Commerce & Finance Feb. 2959/2 New sets of Russian gold-washing appliances were put up, and gold washing began in earnest.

1931 E. M. Lovell-Smith Old Coaching Days 30 They despatched the late Mr. William Crawley..with a load of timber prepared for miners' cradles for gold-washing.

1996 L. Sawers Other Argentina iv. 56 An artisanal textile industry produced a cash income, and in some areas there was gold washing as well.

2. Usually in plural. A place where gold washing (sense 1) takes place. Cf. gold wash n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > place where washing is carried on > gold

washing-place1748

gold wash1769

gold washing1812

gold working1816

1812 Crit. Rev. Nov. 456 At one of the gold-washings near Villa do Principe ‘a lump of gold was found of several pounds in weight’.

1858 Colonial Mining Jrnl. Sept. 1/1 On Sunday night last, 24 strangers were lodged in Mr Macallum's huts, 5 miles from the gold washings.

1934 Financial Times 5 Nov. 8/7 The exchange has to be kept low and the price of gold high so that the many hand labourers in the gold washings may be kept working without loss.

1972 Montana 22 23 Flourishing accounts of its gold washings, mining wealth and other advantages were published.

2004 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 90 56/2 Gold mines and gold washings at Wadi el-Allaqi were exploited by ancient Egyptians..as early as the Old Kingdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold washing
释义	gold washingn. Brit. /ˈɡəʊld ˌwɒʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊld ˌwɔʃɪŋ/, /ˈɡoʊld ˌwɑʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: gold n.¹, washing n. Etymology: < gold n.¹ + washing n., originally after early modern German goltwaschen (1629 in the passage translated in quot. 1683; German Goldwaschen ). Compare earlier gold washer n.With sense 2 compare earlier gold wash n. 1. The action or process of washing auriferous soil, gravel, etc., in order to extract gold from it. Cf. panning n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > washing or streaming > for gold gold washing1683 panning1838 pan-washing1850 rocking1850 ground-sluicing1857 gold panning1882 wash-up1890 blacksanding1906 1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker ii. ii. 102 in Fleta Minor i Gold-Washers who go abroad in the Country for Gold-washing, and get their Livelihood by it. 1799 M. Park Trav. Interior Districts Afr. xxiii. 191 When the harvest is over, and the streams and torrents have greatly subsided, the Mansa, or chief of the town, appoints a day to begin ‘gold washing’. 1844 Adelaide Observer 20 July 4/3 According to the last intelligence from Siberia, the enterprise of gold washing has extended itself from the eastern side of the Ural mountains to the Altai. 1905 U.S. Bur. of Statistics (Treasury Dept.) Monthly Summary of Commerce & Finance Feb. 2959/2 New sets of Russian gold-washing appliances were put up, and gold washing began in earnest. 1931 E. M. Lovell-Smith Old Coaching Days 30 They despatched the late Mr. William Crawley..with a load of timber prepared for miners' cradles for gold-washing. 1996 L. Sawers Other Argentina iv. 56 An artisanal textile industry produced a cash income, and in some areas there was gold washing as well. 2. Usually in plural. A place where gold washing (sense 1) takes place. Cf. gold wash n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > place where washing is carried on > gold washing-place1748 gold wash1769 gold washing1812 gold working1816 1812 Crit. Rev. Nov. 456 At one of the gold-washings near Villa do Principe ‘a lump of gold was found of several pounds in weight’. 1858 Colonial Mining Jrnl. Sept. 1/1 On Sunday night last, 24 strangers were lodged in Mr Macallum's huts, 5 miles from the gold washings. 1934 Financial Times 5 Nov. 8/7 The exchange has to be kept low and the price of gold high so that the many hand labourers in the gold washings may be kept working without loss. 1972 Montana 22 23 Flourishing accounts of its gold washings, mining wealth and other advantages were published. 2004 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 90 56/2 Gold mines and gold washings at Wadi el-Allaqi were exploited by ancient Egyptians..as early as the Old Kingdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1683
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