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A DICTIONARY OF<br />

(3) beam, generally round and unpolished, <strong>of</strong> less size than the<br />

cuarton (1) (Acad.), see viga.<br />

LATIGAZOS, hoist, and u. haul, brusque movements or " jerks " given<br />

to rope whether <strong>of</strong> oscillation or traction, syn. S. Sp. barzonazos<br />

(Molina).<br />

LATITUD, (1) breadth, width ; (2) total extension <strong>of</strong> any kingdom,<br />

province or district ; (3) geogr. latitude or distance <strong>of</strong> any point<br />

from the equator ; (4) surv. latitude (northing or southing), comp.<br />

longitud (3).<br />

LAT6N, (1) brass ; 1. bianco, German silver ; 1. en hojas or en planchas,<br />

sheet-brass ; (2) latones, timb. large and irregular branches <strong>of</strong> oak<br />

used for lagging and making platforms or sollars, etc. (Gillman), see u.<br />

tapestle, comp. u. rama (1).<br />

LAUREL, (1) laurel ; (2) laurel-comino, see comino ; (3)<br />

<strong>of</strong> this name used for making boards.<br />

LAVA, (1) see lavadura ; (2) geol. lava, see escoria (3), tetzontle.<br />

LAVADA,<br />

see lavadura.<br />

Col. a wood<br />

LAVADERO, (1) any site for washing ore or mineral [Braz. lavra (1)] ;<br />

place where gold is separated from the sand ; dressing-floor, see<br />

hacienda (4) ; Mex. washing-house containing one or more tinas<br />

(Dr. Percy)<br />

; (2) Peru, Chile, placer<br />

(placer) ; lavaderos auriferos, goldplacers<br />

; (3) Mex. mech. prep, in the<br />

patio process, the box -settler, which<br />

replaces the tina (1) in some haciendas,<br />

see Egleston, I. 298, comp. chuza ;<br />

(4) mech. prep, any appliance for<br />

dressing minerals, e.g., amalgam -washer,<br />

buddle, settler ; 1. cernidor, jig, see u.<br />

criba ;<br />

1. de bascula, sleeping-table, see<br />

u. mesa (1) ; 1. de carbon or mecanico,<br />

coal-washer ; 1. de oro, gold-washer ;<br />

1. inclinado, strip ; used in the<br />

for the<br />

Arg.<br />

lavaderos<br />

see Fig. 52 (after<br />

J. Minnairt), see u. artesa, u. cajon (5) ; (5) the act <strong>of</strong> washing or<br />

1, 2, 3, 4, tazas inovibles ;<br />

5, 5, 5, canalejas (3).<br />

dressing ores, etc. ; 1. de oro, alluvial gold-washing, see lavadura.<br />

LAVADO,<br />

see lavadura.<br />

LAVADOR, RA, adj. see u. batea.<br />

FIG. 52. Lavadero (4)<br />

(after J. Minnairt).<br />

LAVADOR, (1) man employed in cleansing amalgam, etc. ; 1. de mine-<br />

or maza-<br />

rales, ore-washer ; 1. de oro, gold-washer, see barequero,<br />

morrero, chispiador, playero ; (2) Mex. blast. a~rod, r used in drilling,<br />

to keep a wet hole clean. The rod is made by striking the end <strong>of</strong> a<br />

a harder substance until it is flat and s<strong>of</strong>t<br />

long fibrous stick against<br />

(Dwight).<br />

LAVADURA, washing, gold-washing, syn. lava (1), lavadero (5), lavada,<br />

lavado, lave.<br />

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