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gold field
noun
- an area or district where gold is mined.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gold field1
First recorded in 1850–55
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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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