"paystreak" meaning in All languages combined

See paystreak on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: paystreaks [plural]
Etymology: pay + streak Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|streak}} pay + streak Head templates: {{en-noun}} paystreak (plural paystreaks)
  1. (mining) The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of paying ore in less valuable material. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-paystreak-en-noun-XiXeKCUR Topics: business, mining
  2. (oil boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay.
    Sense id: en-paystreak-en-noun-7RcjIqU0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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