单词 | gravitater |
释义 | > as lemmasˈgravitater ˈgravitater n. a workman who ‘gravitates’. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who washes or dresses ore vanner1671 buddler1747 cobber1778 jigger1778 jigman1849 puddler1855 buddle-boy1860 spaller1884 tozer1885 stamps-man1891 gravitater1894 1894 Graphic 4 Aug. 129/2 [Diamond-digging] Then the washing begins. A bucketful of gravel is put into a fine-mesh sieve,..and a ‘nigger’ takes it,..shaking it so as to wash the gravel. He then passes it to the ‘gravitater’..the gravitater, by dexterous manipulation, causing all the heavy stones to sink to the bottom and come together in the centre. < as lemmas |
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