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lode

[ lohd ]

noun

  1. a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
  2. any body of ore set off from adjacent rock formations.
  3. a rich supply or source.
  4. British. a waterway or channel.


lode

/ ±ôəʊ»å /

noun

  1. a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein
  2. a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lode

/ ±ôÅ»å /

  1. A vein of mineral ore that is deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock or that fills a fissure in a rock formation.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lode1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ±ôÄå»å way, course, carrying; cognate with Old Norse leith way, route, Old High German leita procession. See load, lade, lead 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lode1

Old English ±ôÄå»å course. Compare load
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Like a taut earthquake fault that too often unbelts itself and cuts loose with repellent force, a deep lode of hate and racist one-upmanship undergirds Southern California.

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As opposed to placer mines, his property holds lode mines.

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