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ˈastel
Also 4–5 astell(e, -yl.
[a. OF. astelle, astele, splinter, splint, shingle, thin board:—late L. hastella a thin stick, dim. of hasta spear, shaft.]
†1. A slip of wood; a splinter, a chip; split wood.
a1330Sir Otuel 1547 With a nastell schide he slewe þam doun. 1440Promp. Parv. 16 Astelle, a schyyd (v.r. astyl schyde) Teda, astula. 1472Paston Lett. 710 III. 71 Make fagottes and astell and lete alle your grete..trees stande.
2. Mining. ‘A board or plank, an arch or ceiling of boards over the men's head in a mine, to protect them.’ Weale, Dict. Terms. |