Found 2 items, similar to Lode.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lode
lode
n : a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite
boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn:
load]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lode
Lode
\Lode\ (l[=o]d), 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.
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Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother
skated home in triumph. --C. Kingsley.
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2. (Mining) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course,
whether metallic or not.
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