mother lode
Noun

mother lode (plural mother lodes)

  1. (geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Any source of valuable or useful material.
Translations
  • German: Hauptader
  • Spanish: veta madre



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