buddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Bud"dle noun
Etymology
Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake.
Definitions
  1. (Mining) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of rynning water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.
Bud"dle intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Mining) To wash ore in a buddle.

Webster 1913