gold field

noun

1. an area or district where gold is mined.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gold field¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

A rich gold-field gets scratched over a hundred times before it's found out.

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So days and weeks passed, and every day and every week the gold-field grew and grew until it extended over many miles.

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This was particularly exemplified in a gold-field, where the greatest impostors obtained credit for a time.

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As the produce of the gold-field increased, it became plain that they would come in ever increasing numbers.

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In short, the motley throng on the gold-field formed a vast republic of labour.

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