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forty-niner

noun for·ty-nin·er \ ˌfȯr-tē-ˈnī-nər \

Definition of forty-niner

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

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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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