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sweepwasher

sweepwasher noun: 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.

Noun

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.

Forms of sweepwasher

pluralsweepwashers

Origin of sweepwasher

From sweep + washer.

Questions about sweepwasher

What does sweepwasher mean?
Sweepwasher means 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.
What part of speech is sweepwasher?
Sweepwasher is a noun.
What is the plural of sweepwasher?
The plural of sweepwasher is sweepwashers.

Words near sweepwasher in the dictionary

  1. sweeps up
  2. sweepstake
  3. sweepstaker
  4. sweepstakers
  5. sweepstakes
  6. sweepwasher
  7. sweepwashers
  8. sweepy
  9. sweer
  10. swees
  11. sweese

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