[nuhg-it] 
| 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. | Welding. (in a spot-weld) the metal fused. |
| 6. | Australian.
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| nug·get (nŭg'ĭt) n.
[Perhaps diminutive of English dialectal nug, lump.] |
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