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Nugget
Pronunciation : Nug"get
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot. See Ingot.]
Definition : Defn: A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a nugget of gold.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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