stillage
[ stil-ij ]
/ ˈstɪl ɪdʒ /
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noun
a low platform on which goods are stored in a warehouse or factory to keep them off the floor, to aid in handling, etc.Compare skid (def. 3).
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Origin of stillage
Words nearby stillage
stile, stiletto, stiletto heel, Stilicho, still, stillage, still alarm, still and all, stillbirth, stillborn, still frame
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Example sentences from the Web for stillage
The coal vault had been turned into a drinking-bar, and behind the counter there was a well-stocked stillage.
The Christian|Hall CaineAfter passing through the sour the goods are piled in a heap on the stillage for a few hours.
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British Dictionary definitions for stillage
stillage
/ (ˈstɪlɪdʒ) /
noun
a frame or stand for keeping things off the ground, such as casks in a brewery
a container in which goods, machinery, etc, are transported
Word Origin for stillage
C16: probably from Dutch stillagie frame, scaffold, from stellen to stand; see -age
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