placer

placer englannista suomeksi

1. kultapitoinen hiekka

0. Verbi

0. Substantiivi

placer englanniksi

1. One who places or arranges something.

2. (RQ:Spenser Shepheardes Calender)

3. One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.2011, Jonathon Green, ''Crooked Talk: Five Hundred Years of the Language of Crime'', %22placers%22+stolen+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tVTcT_nmCqaZiAe1qaS8Cg&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22placer%22|%22placers%22%20stolen%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 104— The 20th-century ''buyer'' is self-explanatory, while the ''placer'' is a middle-man who places stolen goods with a purchaser.

4. A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race.

''a third-placer''

5. A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.

6. {{quote-book|en|year=1951|author=Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation|title=Problems of Infancy and Childhood|volume=4|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cMtFAAAAYAAJ&q=%22placer%22%7C%22placers%22+lamb+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22placer%22%7C%22placers%22+lamb+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kx_cT6T3MsG3iQfevJTACg&redir_esc=y|page=101

7. 1971, American Society of Animal Science. ''Journal of Animal Science'', Volume 32, Pages 601-1298, %22placer+lambs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22placer+lamb%22|%22placer+lambs%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n1HcT5DsFYafiQfK1NmYCg&redir_esc=y page 1281,

In Australia “placer” lambs are also destroyed, for these too are of little use; they will return constantly to one place, not staying with the flock.

8. 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

9. {{quote-text|en|year=1995|author=Paul T. Craddock|title=Early Metal Mining and Production|page=110

10. {{quote-text|en|year=2002|author=Philip Ball|title=The Elements: A Very Short Introduction|page=46|publisher=Oxford|year_published=2004

11. {{quote-book|en|year=2008|author=Tanyo Ravicz|title=Of Knives and Men: Alaskans|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=7xqOPtPpMGwC&pg=PA77&dq=%22placer%22%7C%22placers%22+lamb+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kx_cT6T3MsG3iQfevJTACg&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22placer%22%7C%22placers%22%20lamb%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false|page=77

12. A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc.

13. Any place holding treasures.

14. to place (to put in a specific location)

15. to seat (to put an object into a place where it will rest)

16. to place (to earn a given spot in a competition)

17. pleasure

18. to please

19. (inflection of)

20. to like (something or someone)

(syn)

(ux)

21. to please (somebody)

22. pleasure; something done to please

23. (l) (gloss)

24. sandbank