stillage

 [stil-ij]  

stil·lage

   [stil-ij]
noun
a low platform on which goods are stored in a warehouse or factory to keep them off the floor, to aid in handling, etc. Compare skid (def. 3).
Origin:
1590–1600; < Dutch stellage, equivalent to stell(en) to place + -age -age
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stillage (ˈstɪlɪdʒ)
 
—n
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
 
[C16: probably from Dutch stillagie frame, scaffold, from stellen to stand; see -age]

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