What is (a) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. (b) A small pit called?
staple — (Mining) (a) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. (b) A small pit. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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