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MOTHER LODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mother lode mean?
• MOTHER LODE (noun)
The noun MOTHER LODE has 1 sense:
1. the main vein of ore in a deposit
Familiarity information: MOTHER LODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The main vein of ore in a deposit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
champion lode; mother lode
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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