nugget

ˈnʌɡət

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#1·14h ago

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.

a gold nugget

Origin: , first attested in reference to animals & people in Scotland and in reference to ore chunks in Australia. Possibly from southern English lump, block or Scottish knudge/ or from rebracketed alteration of an ingot as a ni(n)got. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·14h ago

(countable) A chicken nugget.

Rough men brought pickle bottles full of nuggets. Mysterious dirty-looking calico bags were opened, disclosing small quantities of water-worn flaky gold, which had been washed out of the beds of rivers with a cradle.

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#3·14h ago

(countable) A tidbit of something valuable.

a nugget of wisdom

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