stull

American

[stuhl] / stʌl /

noun

Mining.

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

stull British

/ stʌl /

noun

mining a timber prop or platform in a stope

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Etymology

Origin of stull

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

Example Sentences

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Non-Hispanic white students stull make up 51.4% of the student population nationwide, but they are not equally distributed.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2014

The "stull" system can, in inclined deposits, be further strengthened by building waste pillars against them, in which case the arrangement merges into the system of artificial pillars.

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert

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