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buddle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buddle \Bud"dle\, v. i. (Mining) To wash ore in a buddle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buddle \Bud"dle\, n. [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf G. butteln to shake.] (Mining) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.
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