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Auget

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Au-get′

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Noun.
[F., dim. of
auge
trough, fr. L.
alveus
hollow, fr.
alvus
belly.]
(Mining)
A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
Knight.

Definition 2024

auget

auget

English

Noun

auget ‎(plural augets)

  1. (mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.
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French

Noun

auget m ‎(plural augets)

  1. A small feeding trough for cage-birds
  2. The bucket of a waterwheel

Latin

Verb

auget

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of augeō

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

auget n

  1. singular definite of auge

Etymology

From French, diminutive of auge ‎(“trough”), from Latin alveus ‎(“hollow”), from alvus ‎(“belly”).

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