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Webster 1913 Edition
Sweepwasher
Sweep′washˊer
,Noun.
One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.
Definition 2024
sweepwasher
sweepwasher
English
Noun
sweepwasher (plural sweepwashers)
- (dated) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where those metals are used.