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lode

Pronunciation: /ləʊd/

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Definition of lode

noun

a vein of metal ore in the earth: the tin oxide was very thinly scattered within the lode
a rich source of something:a rich lode of scandal and alleged crime

Origin:

Old English lād 'way, course', variant of load. The term denoted a watercourse in late Middle English and a lodestone in the early 16th century The current sense dates from the early 17th century