PITPROP

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine

Synonyms:

pitprop; sprag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pitprop" is a kind of...):

prop (a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling)

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