单词 | sweep-washer |
释义 | > as lemmassweep-washer sweep-washer n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > worker in gold or silver > types of effiner1591 sweep-washer1815 1815 J. T. Smith Anc. Topogr. London 20 The Sweepwasher is a person who buys the sweepings of the floors of the working gold and silver smith and also the water in which the workmen wash their hands. 1833 in R. Ellis Laws & Pract. Regulations Customs (1840) IV. 154 Sweep-washer's dirt may be landed and delivered without entry, on due examination. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1225 Sweep-washer, is the person who extracts from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of silver and gold, the small residuum of precious metal. < as lemmas |
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