About The Word Lode
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Lode
Lode Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lode?
[n] a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lode: load Related Terms | Find terms related to Lode: bonanza | chimney | chute | cornucopia | country rock | deposit | dike | Eldorado | font | fount | fountain | gangue | Golconda | gold mine | gravy train | lodestuff | matrix | mine | mine of wealth | mineral deposit | mother lode | ore bed | pay dirt | quarry | resource | rich lode | rich uncle | shoot | source | source of supply | spring | staple | stock | vein | well | wellspring See Also | alluviation | champion lode | deposit | mother lode | sedimentation Lode In Webster's Dictionary \Lode\, n. [AS. l[=a]d way, journey, fr. l[=i][eth]an to
go. See {Lead} to guide, and cf. {Load} a burden.]
1. A water course or way; a reach of water.
Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother
skated home in triumph. --C. Kingsley.
2. (Mining) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course,
whether metallic or not.
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