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a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
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Definitions
- n. a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
- One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in 1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]
- One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]
- n. a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849 s. being nine more than forty