forty-niner

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for·ty-nin·er | \ ˌfȯr-tē-ˈnī-nər

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: one taking part in the rush to California for gold in 1849

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The first known use of forty-niner was in 1853

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forty-niner

noun

for·ty-nin·er | \ ˈfȯr-tē-ˈnī-nər\

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: a person in the California gold rush of 1849

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