lode

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) A way or path; a road.
  2. Noun.  (dialectal) a watercourse.
  3. Noun.  (mining)  A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.
  4. Noun.  (context, by extension) A rich source of supply.

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