stull

Meaning

1. A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to protect miners from falling stones.
2. Any timber prop to support a structure.

Synonyms

carrying bar

headpiece

set collar

top beam

back timber

ceiling girder

Etymology

Cognate with German: Stollen

In summary

Related to German Stollen (“stull”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stullô (“support, post, beam”), but its route into English is uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German stolle. Doublet of stollen. Compare also stum.