"forty-niner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forty-niners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forty-niner (plural forty-niners)
  1. Alternative form of 49er (in various senses) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 49er (extra: in various senses)
    Sense id: en-forty-niner-en-noun-2m9Tsigh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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