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lode

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lode (noun)
  2. load (noun)
  3. cross lode (noun)
  4. mother lode (noun)
  5. stringer lode (noun)
  6. Comstock Lode (geographical name)

lode

noun \ˈlōd\

Definition of LODE

1
dialect English : waterway
2
: an ore deposit
3
: something that resembles a lode : an abundant store
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Origin of LODE

Middle English, from Old English lād course, support; akin to Old English līthan to go — more at lead
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Mining and Drilling Terms

ore, trepan, wildcat

Rhymes with LODE

bode, bowed, code, goad, load, mode, node, ode, road, rode, toad, toed, woad

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