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goldfields

[ gohld-feeldz ]

/ ˈgoʊldˌfildz /

noun, plural gold·fields.

any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.

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Origin of goldfields

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gold + field + -s³

Words nearby goldfields

gold-exchange standard, goldeye, gold farming, gold fever, gold field, goldfields, gold-filled, goldfinch, goldfinny, goldfish, goldfish bowl

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Example sentences from the Web for goldfields

Goldfields in Nevada that had been neglected because the ore was just too expensive to extract were now attractive properties.
All that Glitters Is Not Gold: Inside the New Bubble|Wendy Smith|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mr. R. McLean was a wealthy sheep farmer who had originally made his money on the Australian goldfields.
Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth
Christmas on the goldfields in the last of the roaring days, in the palmy days of Gulgong and those fields.
Children of the Bush|Henry Lawson
We could, he said, agree to the surrender of a portion of our territory—the goldfields and Zwasieland, for instance.
Through Shot and Flame|J. D. Kestell.

A later use of 'sour-dough' is as a title for newly arrived miners in the Arctic goldfields of the Klondyke.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various
He had received the proceeds in cash, as indeed is the custom of goldfields.
Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood

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