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Treasure-Trove

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Treasure-Trove'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/treasure-trove.html. 1828.