What is a forty niner?

Question

What is a forty niner?

Answer 1

1849, california gold rush, forty-niners were the miners/ panhandlers

Answer 2

I'm afraid you are going to have to be more specific in your questioning. What was the topic at hand when it came up? People will better be able to answer your question...

Answer 3

Its a type of boat, an olympic class racing skiff. Very fast, probably hard to sail and very cool. I would love to have a spin on one... it could be those other things too but this is what I know them as.

http://www.49er.org/49er2/index.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWp54hTo_...

Answer 4

an aircraft