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grubstake

[ gruhb-steyk ]

noun

  1. provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
  2. money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.


verb (used with object)

, grub·staked, grub·stak·ing.
  1. to furnish with a grubstake:

    I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.

grubstake

/ ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk /

noun

  1. informal.
    supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. informal.
    to furnish with such supplies
  2. to supply (a person) with a stake in a gambling game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgrubˌstaker, noun
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Other Words From

  • grubstaker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grubstake1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; grub + stake 2
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Example Sentences

The others would bring enough for a winter grubstake, and would prolong their freedom and their independence just that much.

And the caballos need a grubstake for the winter worse than we do, because they can't eat meat.

On the strength of that I doubles my grubstake, and he no sooner gets his hands on the two sawbucks than he starts for the street.

Half an hour afterward he came to the house with his parfleches, and asked me to put him up a couple of weeks' grubstake.

But that project demanded a substantial grubstake, and other matters of moment were taking his attention at the time.

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