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4 words match “NUGGET”

NUGGET n.
A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
GOLD n.
shed from diggings, where it is extracted by washing. Cf. Gold diggings (above). -- Gold nugget, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; - - called also a pepito. -- Gold paint. See Gold shell. -- Gold or Golden, pheasant. (Zoöl.) See under Pheasant. -- Gold plate, a general name for vessels, dishes, cup…
POCKET n.
A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
PRILL n.
A nugget of virgin metal.