sweepwasher

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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.

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Meanings

nounsweepwasher (plural sweepwashers)

plural sweepwashers

  1. datedOne 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.

Origin

From sweep + washer.

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APA

sweepwasher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepwasher

MLA

“sweepwasher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepwasher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweepwasher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepwasher.

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