lode
[lohd]
noun
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
any body of ore set off from adjacent rock formations.
a rich supply or source.
British. a waterway or channel.
Origin of lode
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Contemporary Examples of lode
O'Hara has faded fast, but some of his best short stories are lode stars to me of what good fiction can do.
Historical Examples of lode
A railroad four miles long, conveys the quartz from the lode to the mills.
Hittel on Gold Mines and MiningJohn S. Hittell
The lode descends steeply, and the excavation must follow its course.
Hittel on Gold Mines and MiningJohn S. Hittell
When he crosses a lode, its bending is supposed to indicate the presence thereof.
StoryologyBenjamin Taylor
To strike a lode and win a braw lass a' in the day, ye may say.
They of the High TrailsHamlin Garland
I give you my word, Slade, this is the only mine or lode of which I know.
Bloom of CactusRobert Ames Bennet
lode
noun
Word Origin for lode
Old English lād course. Compare load
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