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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stull1

1770–80; origin uncertain; compare German Stollen prop, stollen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stull1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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