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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baldrey	['bɔ:ldri]
Boyce	[bɔis]
Orhan	-	Turkish
Svetoslav	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Rita	['ri:tə]
Balthazar	[bæl'θæzə]