The Collaborative International Dictionary
Buddle
Buddle \Bud"dle\, n. [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake.] (Mining) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions.
Buddle
Buddle \Bud"dle\, v. i. (Mining) To wash ore in a buddle.
Wiktionary
buddle
n. An apparatus on which crushed ore is washed. vb. To use a buddle.
Wikipedia
Buddle
Buddle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adam Buddle (1662–1715), English cleric and botanist
- Edson Buddle (born 1981), American soccer player
- John Buddle (1773–1843), English mining engineer
- Thomas Buddle (1812–1883), New Zealand missionary and Methodist leader
- Geoffrey Armstrong Buddle (1887 - 1951) New Zealand Ornithologist and Photographer
Usage examples of "buddle".
Sir Francis Seddley came down express from London, and assisted by our skilful county practitioner, Humphrey Buddle, Esq., M.
The Death Eaters have been buddled around Voldemort, who seem to have fallen to the ground.