Sweepwasher

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sweepwasher \Sweep"wash`er\, n.
     One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the
     sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver,
     or places where these metals are used.
     [1913 Webster]