I've been through hell. The other three are all at work and healthy, getting grub-stake to prospect up White River this winter.
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Grubstake
Synonyms for "grubstake" (27 found)
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No one however should go to this country intending to mine without taking with him a year's supplies commonly known as a grub stake or its money equivalent about $1,000.
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However, each of these words might, on occasion, be used in a different sense, [...], "grub-stake" to denote one's food supply, regardless of how obtained.
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The resulting income, the firm hopes, will provide it with the grubstake it needs to move on to the big prize: titanium.
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