DCHP-3

beer high-grade

Mining, Slang
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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money made by high-grading (def. 1).

See: high-grading(def. 1)

Quotations

1963
Many people told me that there is hardly a miner in the camp who hasn't at one time or another high-graded enough [gold] to pay for a round or two at his favorite neighborhood taproom. In fact, "beer high-grade" is a common term for money spent in the hotels.