- Vugg
- Vugg \Vugg\, Vugh \Vugh\, n. (Mining) A cavity in a lode; -- called also {vogle}. [1913 Webster]
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vugg — noun see vug * * * vug, vugg, or vugh «vuhg, vug», noun. Mining. a cavity; a hollow in a rock or lode, often completely lined with quartz. ╂[< Cornish vooga, or fuogo cavern] … Useful english dictionary
vogle — Vugg Vugg, Vugh Vugh, n. (Mining) A cavity in a lode; called also {vogle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vugh — Vugg Vugg, Vugh Vugh, n. (Mining) A cavity in a lode; called also {vogle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vogle — Vo gle, n. (Mining) Same as {Vugg}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vug — Vugs are small to medium sized cavities inside rock that may be formed through a variety of processes. Most commonly cracks and fissures opened by tectonic activity (folding and faulting) are partially filled by quartz, calcite, and other… … Wikipedia
List of English words of Welsh origin — This is a list of English language words of Welsh language origin. As with the Goidelic languages, the Brythonic tongues are close enough for possible derivations from Cumbric, Cornish or Breton in some cases.Words that derive from Welsh ; bard … Wikipedia
vug — vuggy, adj. /vug, voog/, n. Geol. a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals. Also, vugg, vugh. [1810 20; < Cornish vooga cave; cf. L fovea pit] * * * … Universalium
vug — /vʌg/ (say vug) noun Mining a small natural cave in a lode or reef. Also, voog, vugg, vugh. {Cornish dialect vooga cavern} –vuggy, adjective …
vug — or vugh or vugg [vug, voog] n. [Corn vooga, a cave] Mining a cavity or hollow in a rock or lode, often lined with crystals vuggy adj. vuggier, vuggiest … English World dictionary
vuggy — ˈvəgē, ˈvu̇gē adjective : of or relating to a vug * * * vuggˈy adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑vug … Useful english dictionary
