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vug
or vugg, vugh
[ vuhg, voog ]
/ vʌg, vʊg /
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noun Geology.
a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
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Origin of vug
First recorded in 1810–20; from Cornish vooga “cave”; compare Latin fovea “pit”
OTHER WORDS FROM vug
vuggy, adjectiveWords nearby vug
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How to use vug in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for vug
vug
vugg or vugh
/ (vʌɡ) /
noun
mining a small cavity in a rock or vein, usually lined with crystals
Derived forms of vug
vuggy or vughy, adjectiveWord Origin for vug
C19: from Cornish vooga cave
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