a horizontal supporting member; esp. †(a) a ridge piece in a roof (obsolete); (b) a horizontal supporting member in a windmill; (c) a horizontal…

Mining. A post placed so as to support the roof in a mine, a pit prop. Cf. puncheon, n.1 4 punch-prop n. at compounds 2.

Mining. A length of timber placed upright to support the roof of a mine; = pit-prop n. at pit, n.1 compounds 2.

Mining. (See quot. 1828.)

Mining. The bottom or floor of a vein, level, or working.

English regional (Derbyshire). Mining. Now historical. Each of the (typically four) pieces of wood joined together to support the stowces…

Each of two upright pieces of wood, a foot in length, connected at the top with the sole-trees of a stow or stowce.

a piece of timber used to support the sides of a mine shaft.

A stake, staff, or stick with a forked end. Mining (Derbyshire): see quot. 1881.

Mining and Building. Originally: a horizontal supporting beam placed on top of one or more vertical props or posts. In later use also: a…

Mining. A vertical prop or support in a mine shaft, esp. each of those supporting the corners of a set (set, n.2 12b) against the ground. Now rare.

Mining. A prop to support the roof of a working. Now historical and rare.

a length of timber used to support the roof of a mine or mine shaft.

A short upright piece of timber in a wooden framing to provide stiffening or support; a supporting post, spec. a post supporting the roof in a coal…

Comb. stow-fork = stow-blade, n.

the action of lining the walls of a shaft with vertical planking; planking used for this purpose.

Mining. A prop used to support the coal or roof during the working of a seam.

Mining. A piece of wood used to support the roof of a coalmine.

Mining. Originally: a block of wood used to support the roof of a mine; spec. one of a set of thick planks stacked crosswise in layers to form a…

Australian and New Zealand. A timber prop or brace used to secure something (e.g. part of a mine or building, or loose cargo), esp. by being wedged…

Brattice-work in a coal-pit.

A packed or compacted mass, in various contexts. Mining. A wall or pillar to support the roof of a mine, built by packing rough stone, waste, or…

Mining. Any of a number of boards or planks placed across a mine face to prevent loose material from falling back into the tunnel. Usually in plural.

In form brattice (dialect also brattish): A partition, generally of deal. A lining of timber to a shaft or a headway in a pit.

Mining. (See quots.)

Mining. (See quots.)

A bar serving as a stay or brace. Mining. A prop or sprag.