About The Word Stope
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Stope
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What's The Definition Of Stope?Synonyms | Synonyms for Stope: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stope: See Also | Stope In Webster's Dictionary \Stope\, n. [Cf. {Step}, n. & v. i.] (Mining)
A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working
faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
\Stope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoping}.] (Mining) (a) To excavate in the form of stopes. (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out. \Stope\, Stopen \Sto"pen\, p. p. of {Step}. Stepped; gone; advanced. [Obs.] A poor widow, somedeal stope in age. --Chaucer. |
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