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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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