sweepwasher

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sweep +‎ washer

Noun[edit]

sweepwasher (plural sweepwashers)

  1. (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.
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