buddle

American  

[buhd-l, bood-l] / ˈbʌd l, ˈbʊd l /

noun

1. a shallow trough in which metalliferous ore is separated from gangue by means of running water.

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verb (used with object)

buddled, buddling

1. to wash (ore) in a buddle.

buddle British  

/ ˈbʌdəl /

noun

1. a sloping trough in which ore is washed

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verb

1. (tr) to wash (ore) in a buddle

Other Word Forms

• buddler
  noun

Etymology

Origin of buddle

First recorded in 1525–35; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

In this simple buddle is washed the metallic material which has passed on to the floor of the works through the five large sieves.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Tye, tī, v.t. to wash ore in a tye.—n. a narrow buddle or inclined hutch for washing ore.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The large buddle, the one like the simple buddle, the ordinary strake, and the canvas strakes, are erected within a special building.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

The particles of medium size generally settle in the middle part of the buddle, where they are arrested by interwoven fir twigs.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

However, the pursuit of the subject through etymology ends here, for no derivatives in German can be found for buddle, tye, strake, or other collateral terms.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius