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buddler

buddler noun: one who buddles.

Noun

buddler (plural buddlers)

  1. One who buddles.
    • The sifter now agitates in the water nearly as at first, from time to time removing with the limp the lighter matters as they come to the surface; which being fit for washing only in boxes, are called buddler's offal, and are thrown into the huddle hole.1853, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice, volume 2, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
    • Fixed across the upper end, and above the edges of the buddle, is a board, about 15 inches wide, called the ‘jagging-boards,’ or ‘buddle-head,’ rather more inclined than the buddle itself, on which a small stream of water is made to run, at the will of the buddler, spreading itself thinly over the...1858, Institution of Civil Engineers, Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; With Abstracts of the Discussions., volume 17, London

Examples of buddler in a sentence

  • The stuff is thrown into the trough B, when it is stirred by the buddler's assistant.1887, Robert Hunt, British Mining: A Treatise on the History, Discovery, Practical Development and Future Prospects of Metalliferous Mines...
  • Every well-equipped débris digger on the Diamond Fields has a “buddler,” although he may not call it such.1907, The Mining Journal, volume 82:
  • W.O., ; this is re- concentrated by means of hand buddler and hydraulieing to 68 per cent.1911, New South Wales. Department of Mines, Annual Report:
  • They work in parties of four or six,−two or four men at the pick and shovel and a girl to carry what they pick up, in a wooden bowl, to the buddler.1968, Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers:

Forms of buddler

pluralbuddlers

Origin of buddler

From buddle + -er.

Questions about buddler

What does buddler mean?
Buddler means one who buddles.
How do you use buddler in a sentence?
The stuff is thrown into the trough B, when it is stirred by the buddler's assistant.
What part of speech is buddler?
Buddler is a noun.
What is the plural of buddler?
The plural of buddler is buddlers.

Words near buddler in the dictionary

  1. buddleias
  2. buddleja
  3. buddlejaceous
  4. buddlejas
  5. buddleoside
  6. buddler
  7. buddlers
  8. buddles
  9. buddling
  10. buddo
  11. Buddong

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