MOTHER LODE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The main vein of ore in a deposit

Synonyms:

champion lode; mother lode

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("mother lode" is a kind of...):

load; lode (a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)

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