HyperDic: mother_lode

English > 1 sense of the expression mother lode:
NOUNphenomenonmother lode, champion lodethe main vein of ore in a deposit
English > mother lode: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe main vein of ore in a deposit.
Synonymchampion lode
Broaderlode, loadA deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Spanishveta madre

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