Noah Webster
Resource
RESOURCE, noun
1. Any source of aid or support; an expedient to which a person may resort for assistance, safety or supply; means yet untried; resort. An enterprising man finds resources in his own mind.
Pallas view'd his foes pursuing and his friends pursu'd, used threat'nings mix'd with prayers, his last resource
2. Resources, in the plural, pecuniary means; funds; money or any property that can be converted into supplies; means of raising money or supplies. Our national resources for carrying on war are abundant. Commerce and manufactures furnish ample resources.