buddle

noun, verb — 2 senses

buddle

noun

US /ˈbəd.əl/

Etymology Compare German butteln (“to shake”).

1

An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed.

buddle

verb

Etymology Compare German butteln (“to shake”).

1

To wash (ore) in a buddle.

Derived terms
buddler

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