jeweller's shop
jeweller's shop noun: an exceptionally rich pocket or seam of gold-bearing ore, or, of high-quality opal; a find so rich, dazzling, and valuable that it resembles the stock of a jewellery store.
Noun
jeweller's shop (plural jeweller's shops)
- An exceptionally rich pocket or seam of gold-bearing ore, or, of high-quality opal; a find so rich, dazzling, and valuable that it resembles the stock of a jewellery store.
- When the stratum was first reached the little mounds of earth containing the gold had the appearance of a solid rock of the metal, but when handled, broke into a mass of dust and nuggets. The twelve holes are known by the name "jeweller's shops".1853 September 2, The Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer, Vic, page 2, column 1
- paper upon which they were written. Powell's party have bottomed their claim since I last wrote to you, and may be truly said to have broken into a jeweller's shop.1858 June 18, The Sydney Morning Herald, page 3, column 1
Forms of jeweller's shop
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Questions about jeweller's shop
- What does jeweller's shop mean?
- Jeweller's shop means an exceptionally rich pocket or seam of gold-bearing ore, or, of high-quality opal; a find so rich, dazzling, and valuable that it resembles the stock of a jewellery store.
- What part of speech is jeweller's shop?
- Jeweller's shop is a noun.
- What is the plural of jeweller's shop?
- The plural of jeweller's shop is jeweller's shops.
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