Sweepwasher
Sweep´wash`er
| n. | 1. | One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where these metals are used. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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