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stull

  [stuhl] ,
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–noun Mining.
1. a timber prop.
2. a timber wedged in place between two walls of a stope as part of a protective covering or platform.
Origin:
1770–80; orig. uncert.; cf. G Stollen prop, stollen
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stull   (stŭl)   
n.  

  1. A supporting timber or other prop in a mine.

  2. A platform braced against the sides of a working area in a mine.


[Probably from German Stollen, from Middle High German stolle, prop, support, from Old High German stollo; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
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