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Forty-niner

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Noun

1. forty-niner

a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849

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Forty-niner

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noun
1. (sometimes capital) US history
a prospector who took part in the California gold rush of 1849
2. 49er
a type of dinghy, designed to be crewed by two people

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Forty-niner

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noun
a person who went to California in the gold rush of 1849

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Forty-niner

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n.
One who took part in the 1849 California gold rush.

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