单词 | beach-combing |
释义 | ˈbeach-ˌcombing, vbl. n. 1. Living as, or following the occupation of, a beach-comber (see beach n. 4); also, the material found by a beach-comber.
a1865Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. (1867) 88 Beach-combing, loafing about a port to filch small things. 1910S. Reynolds Alongshore iv. xxiii. 257 Our own beachcombings are odds and ends, flotsam and jetsam, to eke out a living. 1918W. J. Locke Rough Road iv, An old hand who knew the whole thing backwards, from company promoting to beach combing. 2. Mining. Working the sands on a beach for gold, tin, or platinum.
1900Coal & Metal Miners' Pocketbk. (ed. 6) Gloss. |

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