gold-fever

A form of gold fever — A feverish obsession with seeking gold ore; an era (figuratively an epidemic) during which this obsession grips a large number of people.

Meanings

noungold-fever (countable and uncountable, plural gold-fevers)

plural gold-fevers

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of gold fever
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