vug

or vugg, vugh

[ vuhg, voog ]

noun

, Geology.

1. a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.

vug

/ vʌɡ /

noun

1. mining a small cavity in a rock or vein, usually lined with crystals

Derived Forms

• ˈvuggy, adjective

Other Words From

• vuggy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vug¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from Cornish vooga “cave”; compare Latin fovea “pit”

Word History and Origins

Origin of vug¹

C19: from Cornish vooga cave

Example Sentences

Its characteristic of this region that in sinking every now and then you strike a big hole filled with water—a vug, they call it.

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