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单词 lode
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lode in British English

(ləʊd)
noun
1. 
a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein
2. 
a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock
Word origin
Old English lād course. Compare load

lode in American English

(loʊd)
noun Mining
1. 
a vein containing important quantities of metallic ore and filling a well-defined fissure in the rock
2. 
any flat deposit of valuable ore separated from the adjoining rock by definite boundaries
3. 
any abundant or rich source
Word origin
var. of load (ME lode < OE lad) retaining etym. senses “course, way”

Examples of 'lode' in a sentence
lode

"He scratched again and apparently hit the mother lode by the look of his nails.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1990)
When we have squandered our precious lode of ice, they can fall on us like wolves.
Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (1990)
`Many years ago a miner found a rich lode inside, so he started tunnelling, using the cave as the mouth of his mine.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (1990)
In the Fancy Penny, the cable halted at a thousand feet, where the main drift, or tunnel, ran east to west along the lode line.
Spellman, Cathy Cash PAINT THE WIND (1990)
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