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Webster 1913 Edition
Placer
Pla′cer
,Noun.
One who places or sets.
Spenser.
Plac′er
,Noun.
[Sp.]
A deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or in the bed of a mountain torrent.
[U.S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Placer
PLA'CER
,Noun.