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ground sluice
noun
Mining.
- a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܲԻ-ܾe noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ground sluice1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Well, soon as I sold the stock I hit for the lake front and began to ground sluice the coal dust off of my palate.
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Any one who has worked a ground sluice knows how extremely difficult it is with a strong head of water to shift from its position an ounce of solid gold.
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