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Meaning:

Noun:

  • mining A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
  • obsolete A washerwoman.

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Verb:

  • money To disguise the source of ill-gotten wealth by various means.
  • obsolete To lave; to wet.
  • To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

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