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miner's moss

miner's moss noun: carpeting in sluice boxes used to collect heavy minerals from sluiced paydirt.

Noun

miner's moss (uncountable)

  1. Carpeting in sluice boxes used to collect heavy minerals from sluiced paydirt.

Questions about miner's moss

What does miner's moss mean?
Miner's moss means carpeting in sluice boxes used to collect heavy minerals from sluiced paydirt.
What part of speech is miner's moss?
Miner's moss is a noun.

Words near miner's moss in the dictionary

  1. miner's figure
  2. miner's inch
  3. miner's inches
  4. miner's lettuce
  5. miner's lung
  6. miner's moss
  7. miner's safety candlestick
  8. miner's worm
  9. miner.
  10. Minera
  11. mineral

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