grubstake
provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
money or other assistance furnished at a time of need or of starting an enterprise.
to furnish with a grubstake: I grubstaked him to two mules and supplies enough for five months.
Origin of grubstake
1Other words from grubstake
- grubstaker, noun
Words Nearby grubstake
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How to use grubstake in a sentence
The others would bring enough for a winter grubstake, and would prolong their freedom and their independence just that much.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerAnd the caballos need a grubstake for the winter worse than we do, because they can't eat meat.
North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. SinclairOn 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.
Odd Numbers | Sewell FordHalf an hour afterward he came to the house with his parfleches, and asked me to put him up a couple of weeks' grubstake.
Desert Conquest | A. M. ChisholmBut that project demanded a substantial grubstake, and other matters of moment were taking his attention at the time.
When the West Was Young | Frederick R. Bechdolt
British Dictionary definitions for grubstake
/ (ˈɡrʌbˌsteɪk) /
US and Canadian informal supplies provided for a prospector on the condition that the donor has a stake in any finds
US informal to furnish with such supplies
mainly US and Canadian to supply (a person) with a stake in a gambling game
Derived forms of grubstake
- grubstaker, noun
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