NUGGET

nugget

(noun) a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nugget (countable and uncountable, plural nuggets)

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

(countable) A chicken nugget.

(countable) A tidbit of something valuable.

(countable) A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.

(uncountable) A type of boot polish.

(countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.

(countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.

(comptheory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.

Source: Wiktionary


Nug"get, n. Etym: [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]

Definition: A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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