Meaning of LODE
| Pronunciation: | | lowd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks |
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| | Synonyms: | | load |
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| | See Also: | | alluviation, champion lode, deposit, mother lode, sedimentation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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