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Klondyke Definition


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Klondike
Klondyke
noun
    1. A very rich source of wealth.
verb, tr & intr klondiked, klondiking
    1. To export (fresh fish, especially herring) direct from Scotland to Europe, etc.
    2. To tranship (fish) at sea.
Derivative: klondyker
noun
    A factory ship.
Etymology: 19c: so called because of the gold rush to the Klondike region in the Yukon, US beginning 1896.



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