lode Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
load.

AS. lad way, journey, fr. lithan to go. See Lead to guide, and cf. Load a burden.

A water course or way; a reach of water.
Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother skated home in triumph. C. Kingsley.
(Mining) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not.