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   Pan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Panned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Panning.]
   (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]
   1913 Webster
   We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and panning out, which is the last process of separating the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.
   Gen. W. T. Sherman.
   
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   To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
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