Meanings
nounFrue vanner (plural Frue vanners)
plural Frue vanners
- businessA kind of conveyor belt on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle.
Origin
From its inventor W. B. Frue, Superintendent of the Silver Islet Mine, Ontario, Canada.
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Frue vanner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frue%20vanner
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