Word: paystreak
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pay
streak
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc; to smear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: streak
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An irregular line left from smearing or motion.