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stull
[ stuhl ]
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
/ stʌl /
noun
- mining a timber prop or platform in a stope
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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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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