forepole

[n. fawr-pohl, fohr-; v. fawr-pohl, fohr-]

noun

Also called spile, spill. any of a number of boards or timbers driven forward on top of a set to protect miners lengthening a tunnel from falling debris.

verb (used with object)

to reinforce (the end of an excavated tunnel) with forepoles.

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Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; fore- + pole¹

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