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What does Pactolus mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Pactolus? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A river, formerly an important feature of ancient Lydia and said to contain gold; now rising and emptying in modern Turkey.
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Pactolus Bank, visited by Sir Francis Drake, may fit into this category.
And a voyage on the river Pactolus is open to any one who can paddle a canoe.
And even now the sands of Pactolus glitter with grains of gold-dust.
It was found mixed with the sands of the Pactolus and other rivers.
From these gravels the Pactolus brought down gold in ancient times.
I will pour the waters of Pactolus through the valley of Briarfield.

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