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assay office

noun

a local testing station for assaying ore, as gold or silver, especially a government station maintained in connection with the registration of mineral claims, purchases of gold, or the like.

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Nearby words

  1. assault weapon,
  2. assaultive,
  3. assay,
  4. assay cup,
  5. assay groove,
  6. assay ton,
  7. assaying,
  8. assbackwards,
  9. asse,
  10. assegai

Origin of assay office

First recorded in 1765–75
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