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forepole

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fore⋅pole

  [n. fawr-pohl, fohr-; v. fawr-pohl, fohr-] noun, verb, -poled, -pol⋅ing. Mining.
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–noun
1. 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)
2. to reinforce (the end of an excavated tunnel) with forepoles.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; fore- + pole 1
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