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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A rich or plentiful source of something desired.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A place whore gold is or may be mined.
  • noun Anything productive of great wealth.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A mine for gold ore or metal.
  • noun idiomatic A very profitable economic venture.
  • noun idiomatic A plentiful stockpile of something sought after.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a good source of something that is desired
  • noun a mine where gold ore is found
  • noun a good source of something that is desired
  • noun a mine where gold ore is found

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