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forepole

[ noun fawr-pohl, fohr-; verb fawr-pohl, fohr- ]

noun

  1. Also called spile, spill. any of a number of boards or timbers driven forward on top of a set to protect miners lengthening a tunnel from falling debris.

verb (used with object)

forepoled, forepoling.
  1. to reinforce (the end of an excavated tunnel) with forepoles.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of forepole1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; fore- + pole 1
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The earth, now warm, shifted; the first forepole slipped; loose rock fell from the face of the tunnel and caused a shield to give way.

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