Buddle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Buddle \Bud"dle\, v. i. (Mining)
     To wash ore in a buddle.
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