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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sweepwasher

· Sweep·wash·er · IPA
01 n. One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where the…
  1. 1.
    One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used.