stull

noun

ˈstəl

plural -s

1

: a round timber used to support the sides or back of a mine

2

a

: one of a series of props wedged between the walls of a stope to hold up a platform for supporting miners, ore, or waste or to protect miners from falling stones

b

: a platform held up by stulls

Word History

Etymology

perhaps modification of German stollen post, support, from Old High German stollo

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