Definition of Klondykes

1. klondyke [v] - See also: klondyke

Lexicographical Neighbors of Klondykes

klipspringers
klismaphiles
klismoi
klismos
klister
klisters
klockmannite
kloncilium
klondike
klondiked
klondikes
klondyke
klondyked
klondykes (current term)
klong
klongs
klonklave
klonklaves
klonvocation
klonvocations
klooch
klooches
kloof
kloofing
kloofs
klootch
klootches
klopemania

Literary usage of Klondykes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flashlights on Nature by Grant Allen (1905)
"... and these open banks, though sunny and warm, were from the spider's point of view mere klondykes or Saharas. It is just the same with the butcher-birds. ..."

2. The Journal of the Canadian Mining Institute by Canadian Mining Institute (1904)
"... klondykes " or " Rands " that lie hidden away in the recesses of the 1600 miles of Rocky Mountains now practically unexplored in Canadian territory. ..."

3. Canada's Future: What She Offers After the War; a Symposium of Official Opinion by E. A. Victor (1916)
"... or 'klondykes', or 'Rands', that lie hidden away in the recesses of the 1600 miles of Rocky Mountains now practically unexplored in Canadian territory. ..."

4. The Routes and Mineral Resources of North Western Canada by E. Jerome Dyer (1898)
"... gold discoveries in the Yukon country has led to reports of new klondykes all over this Continent, most of them with very little foundation. ..."

5. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1908)
"Apparently valueless at present, are they not possibly future klondykes ? Independently of the possible future value of these polar regions to the human ..."

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