old gold
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of old gold
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The men own a Scottish-made brick recovered from an old gold mine in Washington state, USA.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
It was declared incomparable yet compared to everything: old gold, the clear autumn air.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
A rival experiment called the LZ Dark Matter Experiment, also using eight tons of xenon, was being assembled in an old gold mine that is now the Sanford Underground Research Facility, in Lead, S.D.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
Another option is the Old Ghost Road, an 85km single-track mountain bike route built by volunteers from an old gold miners’ road through native forest and river valleys.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2017
That huge horn with its bands of old gold, incised with ancient rimes ... had Mance Rayder lied to him, or was Tormund lying now?
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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