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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUDDLE

n.In mining, a large square frame of board, used in washing tin ore.

 

BUDDLE

v.i.Among miners, to wash ore.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUDDLE

Bud "dle, n. Etym: [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake. ] (Mining )

 

Defn: 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.

 

BUDDLE

BUDDLE Bud "dle, v. i. (Mining )

 

Defn: To wash ore in a buddle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

buddle

bud dle |ˈbədl ˈbədəl | noun a shallow inclined container in which ore is washed. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

buddleia

bud dle ia |ˈbədlēə, bədˈlēə ˈbədliə | noun a widely cultivated shrub with fragrant lilac, white, or yellow flowers. [Genus Buddleia (or Buddleja ), family Loganiaceae: several species, esp. the butterfly bush. ] ORIGIN modern Latin; named in honor of the English botanist Adam Buddle (died 1715 ), by Linnaeus, at the suggestion of Sir William Houston who introduced the plant to Europe from South America.

 

Oxford Dictionary

buddle

bud ¦dle |ˈbʌd (ə )l | noun a shallow inclined container in which ore is washed. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

buddleia

buddleia |ˈbʌdlɪə | noun a widely cultivated shrub with clusters of fragrant lilac, white, or yellow flowers. Genus Buddleia (or Buddleja ), family Loganiaceae: several species, especially the butterfly bush. ORIGIN modern Latin; named in honour of the English botanist Adam Buddle (died 1715 ), by Linnaeus, at the suggestion of Sir William Houston, who introduced the plant to Europe from South America.

 

Duden Dictionary

Buddleia

Budd leia Substantiv, feminin , die |Buddl ei a |nach dem englischen Botaniker A. Buddle (1662 –1715 )als Strauch wachsende Pflanze mit länglichen, dunkelgrünen Blättern und Blütenrispen, die aus vielen kleinen, oft lilafarbenen Blüten bestehen