Lode

Word LODE
Character 4
Hyphenation lode
Pronunciations /ləʊd/

Definitions and meanings of "Lode"

What do we mean by lode?

The metalliferous ore that fills a fissure in a rock formation. noun

A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock. noun

A rich source or supply. noun

A way; path. noun

A reach of water; an open ditch for carrying off water from a fen. noun

A metalliferous deposit having more or less of a vein-like character—that is, having a certain degree of regularity, and being confined within walls. noun

A Middle English form of load. noun

A water course or way; a reach of water. noun

A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not. noun

A way or path; a road. noun

A watercourse noun

 A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure. noun

A rich source of supply. noun

A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks noun

A way or path; a road.

A watercourse.

A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.

(by extension) A rich source of supply.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lode

The word "lode" in example sentences

Sometimes he sends them down to the mines, to show the men who work there where the richest lode is to be found; and if the miners grumble, or are discontented, the Pixies lead them astray by lighting false fires. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Let us suppose that a mine has been already opened; that a "lode" -- that is, a vein of quartz with metal in it -- has been discovered cropping out of the earth, and that it has been dug down upon from above, and dug in upon from the sea-cliffs. ❋ Unknown (1859)

Every miner wishes that his mine were upon this famous lode, which is made up of a large number of quartz veins extending along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and is marked by hundreds of important mines. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The lode is a large irregular one of pure arsenical pyrites, existing in a felsite dike near the sea coast. ❋ Various (N/A)

The lode is a large irregular one of pure arsenical pyrites carrying, in addition to gold and silver, nickel and cobalt. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Under this theory, the lode was the property, and the surface became a mere easement. ❋ John Francis Davis (1894)

One remarkable trait in the lode is the manner in which it splits into blocks and slabs, all the faces of the quartz pebbles being cloven in precisely the same plane. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Report says that from this part of the lode, which is riddled with native pits, came some of the specimens that floated the G.C. M. C.mpany. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

For some reason, I thought "lode" would be "load", that it was one word rather than two, and that the meaning implied "huge". ❋ Mj (2008)

About two-thirds of the world's tin is obtained from placers and one-third from vein or "lode" deposits. ❋ Unknown (1915)

It was only when the officials saw their "lode" was likely to be worked out by allowing the Indians to become degraded and impoverished, that they cut off the supply of what to this day is known as "hell in a half-pint." ❋ Emily Ferguson (1910)

If it raynes tihs afturnoon, ai nawt goin 2 tak a lode of stuff 2 parints’ howse. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. H---- "(the same who had advised us relative to the" lode "). ❋ Unknown (1887)

He is middle-aged, has a bad record, and is not in any sense of the word a gentleman, but he has plenty of money -- made it first in California oil, then grub-staked a prospector in British Columbia, cheated him out of his share of the big lode he discovered and doubled his own wealth half a dozen times over. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"New york is sitting on the mother lode of fluke right now," says the DEC's Gilmore, "but we are restricted by the 1998 quota." ❋ Aram Roston (2010)

John was right, the people's lust for Big Brother-related gossip regardless of the fact it was now part of Richard Desmond's empire was relentless – we had struck the mother lode. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I have several Publixes (Publii?) within a few miles of me (Ft. Lauderdale), and they all seem to have a few here and there, so I thought I would have to run around grabbing what I could get … then I hit the mother lode at the smallest one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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