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Webster 1913 Edition
Buddle
Bud′dle
,Noun.
[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.
Bud′dle
,Verb.
I.
(Mining)
To wash ore in a buddle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Buddle
BUD'DLE
,Noun.
BUD'DLE
,Verb.
I.