Thesaurus: stope

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1. v. i. A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
2. v. t. To excavate in the form of stopes.
3. v. t. To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
4. p. p. Alt. of Stopen
5. A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps. (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. Stepped; gone; advanced. [Obs.] A poor widow, somedeal stope in age. Chaucer.
6. A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working facesof which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
7. v. i. A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps. v. t. To excavate in the form of stopes. v. t. To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out. p. p. Alt. of Stopen