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noun
1.
a lump of something, as of precious metal.
2.
a lump of native gold.
3.
anything of great value, significance, or the like: nuggets of wisdom.
4.
a bite-size piece of chicken, fish, etc., usually batter-fried.
5.
EXPANDWelding. (in a spot-weld) the metal fused.
6.
COLLAPSEAustralian.
a.
a powerful, heavy animal.
b.
a strong, thickset man.
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nugget
1852, "lump of gold," probably from southwestern England dialectal nug "lump," of unknown origin. Another theory is that it is a misdivision of an ingot. Transf. sense is from 1859.
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