buddle

Speech parts

1. buddle - Noun

2. buddle - Verb

3. Buddle - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

To wash ore in a buddle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lolly sugar bread scratch cabbage lettuce bribe gelt boodle dinero clams shekels sluice board

Examples

He started the work with several days of discussions with John Buddle, then overseer at Wallsend Colliery, other colliery owners and the Reverend John Hodgson, Vicar of Jarrow, both these men had experience of mining tragedies. Source: Internet

Agricultural Sciences student Emily Buddle is a step closer to achieving her career goals after winning a studentship from the livestock industry and the Federal Government. Source: Internet

Mrs Buddle said she was "absolutely amazed" by the number and quality of the donations. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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