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bud⋅dle

  [buhd-l, bood-l] noun, verb, -dled, -dling. Mining.
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–noun
1. a shallow trough in which metalliferous ore is separated from gangue by means of running water.
–verb (used with object)
2. to wash (ore) in a buddle.
Origin:
1525–35; of uncert. orig.

Related forms:
buddler, noun
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bud·dle   (bŭd'l)   
n.  An inclined trough in which crushed ore is washed with running water to flush away impurities.

[Probably from Low German buddeln, to agitate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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