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nugget

/ˈnʌɡət/ noun B2
  1. A small, compact chunk or clump. (countable) · a gold nugget
  2. A chicken nugget. (countable)
  3. A tidbit of something valuable. (countable) · a nugget of wisdom· a nugget of truth
  4. A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit. (countable)
  5. A type of boot polish. (uncountable)
  6. A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent. (countable)
  7. An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot. (countable, slang)
  8. A partial description gleaned from data mining. (countable, uncountable)

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That ring with the rough nugget on it was above it, and the twisted snake ring on the third finger.
The Valley of Fear, p. 32 · C1
There’s the nugget and there’s the snake, but the wedding ring is gone.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 32 · C1
“Then the murderer, or whoever it was, first took off this ring you call the nugget ring, then the wedding ring, and afterwards put the nugget ring back again.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 32 · C1

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