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mother lode

noun

Meaning

  1. A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.
  2. (by extension) Any source of valuable or useful material.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

mother-lode(English)motherlode(English)lode(English)ledge(English)gold mine(English)gulf(English)lead(English)shoot(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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