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haymaker Placer Mining, Slang, Obs. 
n. a miner choosing to work only rich deposits, leaving the poorer dirt.
See also: high-grading (def. 2)
- 1900 Even now, in spite of the cost of labour . . . companies formed for the purpose of utilizing the poorer gravels and tailings left by old-time "haymakers" in Cariboo and elsewhere are doing more than paying expenses.
- 1900 Even now, in spite of the cost of labour . . . companies formed for the purpose of utilizing the poorer gravels and tailings left by old-time "haymakers" in Cariboo and elsewhere are doing more than paying expenses.