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placer(2)(dictionary)
placer(dictionary)
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Placer Dome(finance)
placer deposit(encyclopedia)
placer mining(encyclopedia)
Placer Sierra Bank(finance)

placer(2) (iou)



placer noun2. Chiefly N. Amer. E19.
[Amer. Spanish = deposit, shoal, rel. to placel sandbank from plaza place.]
Mining. A deposit of sand, gravel, or earth, esp. in the bed of a stream, containing particles of gold or other valuable minerals; a place where this detritus is washed for gold etc.