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Definition of Nugget
1. Noun. A solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth.
Definition of Nugget
1. n. A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
Definition of Nugget
1. Noun. A small, compact chunk or clump. ¹
2. Noun. A tidbit of something valuable. ¹
3. Noun. A type of boot polish. ¹
4. Noun. A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant. (non-gloss definition Usually implies dankness.) ¹
5. Noun. (countable slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nugget
1. a mass of solid matter [n -S] : NUGGETY [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nugget
Literary usage of Nugget
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Catalogue of the British Section by Great Britain (1876)
"The " Beauty " nugget weighed 242 ozs. It was discovered at a depth of 9 ft from the
... The claim was situated in shallow alluvium, and the nugget was ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1860)
"John Bull nugget was exhibited to the public in London for some time; ...
The large nugget called the " Blanche Barkly nugget," weighing 1743 ozs., ..."
3. History of California by Theodore Henry Hittell (1898)
"The first large nugget was discovered in the summer of 1848 by a soldier of ...
A Frenchman some years afterwards found a nugget of about the same size at ..."
4. History of California by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1890)
"A nugget found among tailings of the Hope and Despair co. in Sierra co. wort!i$l,770.
The Fellow brothers took to the cast with them a nugget shaped like a ..."
5. California Mines and Minerals by California Miners' Association (1899)
"A few of the most notable finds are as follows: In 1848, a seventy- five-pound
nugget was found in Wood's Creek; a fifty-pound nugget, worth $8500, ..."
6. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1902)
"The so-called " Monarch " nugget * was nothing more nor less than a mass of quartz
and gold, quite devoid of all traces of water action, ..."
7. The Colony of Victoria: Its History, Commerce, and Gold Mining; Its Social by William Westgarth (1864)
"The first very remarkable nugget of Victoria was found at Bendigo, in the month of
... This mass was known as the Dascomb nugget, and, as the author well ..."
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