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Grub stake: A man’s share of rations. The term is an old Western America mining phrase in its origin. To "Grub stake" a prospector meant providing him with outfit and tinned food, etc., on starting out, in return for a share in any "claims" the miner might "stake out" while prospecting.[1]
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- ↑ Edward Fraser and John Gibbons (1925). Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases. Routledge, London p.112.
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