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vug
or vugg, vugh
[ vuhg, voog ]
noun
Geology.
- a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
vug
/ ±¹ÊŒÉ¡ /
noun
- mining a small cavity in a rock or vein, usually lined with crystals
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Derived Forms
- ˈ±¹³Ü²µ²µ²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±¹³Ü²µî€ƒg²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vug1
First recorded in 1810–20; from Cornish vooga “caveâ€; compare Latin fovea ‼õ¾±³Ùâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vug1
C19: from Cornish vooga cave
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Vug, vug, n. a Cornish miner's name for a cavity in a rock.—adj.
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"You're a funny kind of Nenni," Illy said, eyeing Retief, "Toscin and Vug must be wonderin' what happened to 'em."
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"Vug and Toscin will be glad to see me," he said.
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