/lohd/ , n.
1. a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
2. any body of ore set off from adjacent rock formations.
3. a rich supply or source.
4. Brit. a waterway or channel.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE lad way, course, carrying; c. ON leith way, route, OHG leita procession. See LOAD, LADE, LEAD 1 ]