Definitions for forepole

forepole fore·pole

Spelling: [noun fawr-pohl, fohr-; verb fawr- Forepole is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 156 anagrams from letters in forepole (eefloopr).

Definitions for forepole

noun

  1. 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)

  1. to reinforce (the end of an excavated tunnel) with forepoles.

Origin of forepole

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; fore- + pole1

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