stillage

American  

[stil-ij] / ˈstɪl ɪdʒ /

noun

1. a low platform on which goods are stored in a warehouse or factory to keep them off the floor, to aid in handling, etc.

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stillage British  

/ ˈstɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. a frame or stand for keeping things off the ground, such as casks in a brewery

2. a container in which goods, machinery, etc, are transported

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Etymology

Origin of stillage

1590–1600; < Dutch stellage, equivalent to stell ( en ) to place + -age -age

Example Sentences

He stood on the stillage of the cellar, and struck a match.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

He jumped from the stillage, and went quickly to the doorway and saw the cellar steps.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

After passing through the sour the goods are piled in a heap on the stillage for a few hours.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin