Associations to the word «Placer»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
PLACER, noun. One who places or arranges something.
PLACER, noun. (slang) One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
PLACER, noun. (ethology) (sheep) (Australia) (New Zealand) A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
PLACER, adjective. (mining) alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
Dictionary definition
PLACER, noun. An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.