Definition of lode
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: an ore deposit
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: something that resembles a lode : an abundant store
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Yet no embarrassing revelations from that lode have emerged — so far — nor has Russian unleashed its propaganda networks and bots to spread fake news.
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In the 1860s, gold miners moved into the Paradise Valley to work the lodes.
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Investigators unknowingly hit the moon mother lode in 2003 while searching the garage of a man later convicted of stealing and selling museum artifacts, including some that were on loan from NASA.
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Investigators unknowingly hit the moon mother lode in 2003 while searching the garage of a man later convicted of stealing and selling museum artifacts, including some that were on loan from NASA.
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The senior baseball writer for ESPN Insider, a former special assistant to the general manager for the Toronto Blue Jays and a Harvard grad in economics with a Carnegie Mellon MBA has a mother lode of new-age digits in his arsenal.
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Lodes credited his players for adjusting to him and each other, with several new players in from North.
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That’s when Janice Regan and her grandson decided to beachcomb the sandy island, finding a mother lode of pristine shells.
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And yet the stooges in movies like Zoolander come in handy as providers of an alternative mother lode of teachable moments.
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Origin and Etymology of lode
Middle English, from Old English lād course, support; akin to Old English līthan to go — more at lead
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Definition of lode for English Language Learners
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: an amount of a mineral (such as gold or silver) that fills a crack or space in rock
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