grub-stake

A form of grubstake — Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.

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Meanings

noungrub-stake (plural grub-stakes)

plural grub-stakes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of grubstake.
verbgrub-stake (third-person singular simple present grub-stakes, present participle grub-staking, simple past and past participle grub-staked)

present singular third person grub-stakes · participle present grub-staking · participle past grub-staked · past grub-staked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of grubstake.
Cite this entry
APA

grub-stake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub-stake

MLA

“grub-stake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub-stake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grub-stake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grub-stake.

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