pan for



pan for something

to search for a precious metal, usually gold, by using a pan to locate the bits of metal in sand and gravel in a stream bed. When I was in Alaska, I panned for gold in a little stream set aside for tourists. The old prospector spent many hours panning for gold.
See also: pan

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leonciole-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Nika (1)-Russian
Yejide-Western African, Yoruba
Flavienfla-vee-AWNFrench
Yokoyo:-koJapanese
Amable-French (Archaic)