Meaning of NUGGET
| Pronunciation: | | 'nuget
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| | Definition: | | [n] a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth |
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| | See Also: | | hunk, lump | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nug"get\, n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot.
See {Ingot}.]
A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a
nugget of gold.
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| | Related Terms: | | bar, batch, block, bulk, bullion, chunk, clod, clump, coin gold, coin silver, copper, gob, gold, gold nugget, hunch, hunk, ingot, loaf, lump, mass, nickel, pat, precious metals, quantity, silver, wad, yellow stuff |
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