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Noun: buddle  bú-d(u)l
  1. An apparatus used in mining to separate ore from waste material using flowing water
    "The buddle helped to concentrate the valuable minerals from the crushed ore"
Verb: buddle  bú-d(u)l
  1. To wash ore in a buddle (a large tub or pit used for separating ore from waste)
    "Miners would buddle the ore to extract valuable minerals"

Derived forms: buddled, buddles, buddling

Encyclopedia: Buddle, John