Tailings: waste rock from which the wanted gold, minerals, opal, etc., has been extracted.
Rubbish, waste matter.
Nonsense, rubbish.
A mess; the result of a blunder.
Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.
To clear waste material out of a mine.
A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.
A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.