stull

[ stuhl ]

/ stʌl /

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noun Mining.

a timber prop.

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

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Origin of stull

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

Words nearby stull

stuff shot, stuff the ballot box, stuffy, Stuka, stukkend, stull, St. Ulmo's fire, stultify, stum, stumble, stumble across

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How to use stull in a sentence

“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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British Dictionary definitions for stull

stull

/ (stʌl) /

noun

mining a timber prop or platform in a stope

Word Origin for stull

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

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