Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

  2. A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a well pay.

Origin

From pay + streak.

From pay + streak.

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Forms

plural: paystreaks
Singularpaystreak
Pluralpaystreaks

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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