BUDDLE

Etymology

Noun

buddle (plural buddles)

An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed.

Verb

buddle (third-person singular simple present buddles, present participle buddling, simple past and past participle buddled)

(transitive) To wash (ore) in a buddle.

Source: Wiktionary


Bud"dle, n. Etym: [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake.] (Mining)

Definition: An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.

Bud"dle, v. i. (Mining)

Definition: To wash ore in a buddle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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