Buddle

//ˈbəd.əl// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed.
Verb
  1. 1
    To wash (ore) in a buddle. transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Compare German butteln (“to shake”).

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