Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lode \Lode\, n. [AS. l[=a]d way, journey, fr. l[=i][eth]an to
   go. See {Lead} to guide, and cf. {Load} a burden.]
   1. A water course or way; a reach of water.

            Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother
            skated home in triumph.               --C. Kingsley.

   2. (Mining) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course,
      whether metallic or not.

Source : WordNet®

lode
     n : a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite
         boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn: {load}]