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forepole
[fawr-pohl, fohr-, fawr-pohl, fohr-]
noun
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
to reinforce (the end of an excavated tunnel) with forepoles.
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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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