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PITPROP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pitprop mean?
• PITPROP (noun)
The noun PITPROP has 1 sense:
1. a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
Familiarity information: PITPROP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pitprop; sprag
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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