stull

[ stuhl ]

noun

, Mining.

1. a timber prop.
2. a timber wedged in place between two walls of a stope as part of a protective covering or platform.

stull

/ stʌl /

noun

1. mining a timber prop or platform in a stope

Word History and Origins

Origin of stull¹

1770–80; origin uncertain; compare German Stollen prop, stollen

Word History and Origins

Origin of stull¹

C18: perhaps from German Stollen, from Old High German stollo

Example Sentences

“I can be better than that; I can be honest,” said Stull, drying his sour visage with a flimsy towel.

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Stull looked at him, and his white face, soured by dyspepsia, became sullen with wrath.

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Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.

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Stull leaned forward; Curfoot bent his lean, narrow head nearer; Neeland, staring fixedly at his open book, pricked up his ears.

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Stull passed with a polite grunt; Brandes ranged himself for the girl to pass him.

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