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Pronunciation : Stope
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Step, n. & v. i.] (Mining)
Definition : Defn: A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : 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
Part of Speech : as
Definition :

a space from which the ore has been worked out.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stope, Sto"pen
Part of Speech : p.
Definition : Defn: Stepped; gone; advanced. [Obs.] A poor widow, somedeal stope in age. Chaucer.

p. of Step.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913