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hopperings

hopperings noun: the gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.

Noun

hopperings pl (plural only)

  1. (dated, historical, plural, plural-only) The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.

Questions about hopperings

What does hopperings mean?
Hopperings means the gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
What part of speech is hopperings?
Hopperings is a noun.

Words near hopperings in the dictionary

  1. hopperburn
  2. hopperdozer
  3. hopperdozers
  4. Hopperesque
  5. Hopperian
  6. hopperings
  7. hopperman
  8. hoppermen
  9. hoppers
  10. Hoppers Crossing
  11. Hopperton

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