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Meaning of BUDDLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \Bud"dle\, v. i. (Mining)
    To wash ore in a buddle.
    
 
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