dish

n. and adj.

a small and roughvessel in which gold is washed. The word is used in the UnitedStates.

1890. `Goldfields of Victoria,' p. 17:

«I have obtained good dish prospects after crudely crushing upthe quartz.»

Dish
·noun A hollow place, as in a field. II. Dish ·vt To put in a dish, ready for the table. III. Dish...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Dish
For eating from (2 Kings 21:13). Judas dipped his hand with a "sop" or piece of bread in the same di...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
to dish
To ruin; to frustrate. She's dished us, too, said the officer. How shall we find out where she's go...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Tun-dish
·noun A <<Tunnel>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
dish-cradle
a wooden utensil for wooden dishes, much in use in the Nortli of England, commonly made like a cube,...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
dish-meat
spoon-meat. Kent. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
guile-dish
or gale a tun-dish, used in brewing. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
sile-dish
a milk-strainer. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
soil dish
a straining or cleansing dish. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
dish, to
To supplant, ruin, or frustrate. ...

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