See Also: Nugget(money)
Nugget(finance)
nugget(dictionary)
nugget(dictionary)
Golden Nugget (Clark)(tourism)
Golden Nugget (Ravenswood)(tourism)
Golden Nugget (2406 W. Diversey)(tourism)

nugget (iou)



nugget noun & verb. M19.
[App. dim. of NUG: see -ET1.]
A. noun.
A lump of gold or other metal as found in the earth; gen. a lump of anything; transf. a small and valuable (esp. abstract) thing concealed in a larger mass. M19.
Sunday Times Hyde's book..has nuggets of information.
A small compact stocky animal or person; a runt; an unbranded calf. Austral. slang. M19.
b. verb. Austral.
verb trans. & intrans. Search for or obtain (nuggets of gold) close to the earth's surface. M19.
verb trans. Steal (an unbranded calf). L19.
nuggety, nuggetty adjectives having the form of nuggets; rich in nuggets; Austral. & NZ stocky, thickset, compact: M19.