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Pitprop

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spragnounA billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.

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spragnounA billet of wood; a piece of timber, a similar solid object or constructed unit used as a prop.
prop.nounAlternative form of prop (ballot proposition). [An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.]
propshaftnounAlternative form of prop shaft. [propeller shaft; driveshaft.]
saw pitnounAlternative form of sawpit. [A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.]
clothes propnounAlternative spelling of clothesprop. [Formerly, a forked stick used to raise the height of a clothesline with wet washing drying on it.]
saw-pitnounAlternative form of sawpit. [A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.]
tar pitnounAlternative form of tarpit. [A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.]
trunnelnounAlternative form of treenail. [A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.]
fire pitnounAlternative spelling of firepit. [A pit dug in the ground, or constructed from stones, in which a fire is made, principally for cooking.]
pit-bossnounAlternative form of pit boss. [(mining, dated) A direct overseer of laborers in a mining operation.]
trap doornounAlternative form of trapdoor. [A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.]
spicketnounAlternative spelling of spigot. [A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.]
tent-polenounAlternative form of tentpole. [One of the poles used to hold up a tent.]
tent polenounAlternative form of tentpole. [One of the poles used to hold up a tent.]
propeller-headnounAlternative form of propeller head. [The hub of a propeller, into which the blades fit.]
wheel pitnounAlternative form of wheelpit. [A pit in the ground, in which the lower part of a flywheel runs.]
tailpolenounAlternative form of tail-pole. [A wooden pole, usually fifteen to twenty-five long and nine inches in diameter, used to rotate a windmill into the wind.]
prop comediannounAlternative form of prop comic. [A comedian whose performances use common or unusual objects as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.]
pintelnounAlternative spelling of pintle. [(now dialectal) The penis.]
spurketnounAlternative form of spirket. [A space forward and aft between floor-timbers.]

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