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proppings

proppings is the plural of propping.

Meaning of propping

Noun

propping (plural proppings)

  1. The act by which something is propped.
    • By certain arrangements in the former method the miner not only gets the coal but makes all proppings and repairs, so that the face moves much more slowly than with the other method where the hewers devote all their time to getting the coal […]1904, Kellogg Durland, Among the Fife Miners, page 62

Questions about proppings

What is proppings the plural of?
Proppings is the plural of propping.

Words near proppings in the dictionary

  1. proppiest
  2. proppiness
  3. propping
  4. propping up
  5. propping up the bar
  6. proppings
  7. Propps
  8. Proppses
  9. proppy
  10. propr
  11. propr.

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