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vug
[vuhg, voo
g] 
–noun Geology.
| a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals. |
Also, vugg, vugh.
Origin:
1810–20; < Cornish vooga cave; cf. L fovea pit
1810–20; < Cornish vooga cave; cf. L fovea pit
Related forms:
vuggy, adjective
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| vug (vŭg, vŏŏg) n. A small cavity in a rock or vein, often with a mineral lining of different composition from that of the surrounding rock. [Cornish vooga.] vug'gy adj. |
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