What does proppage mean?
Proppage means (rare) That which props or supports..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) That which props or supports..
[…] he had not risked taking a stick with him; and hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel, in short, his bowing-gear, […]
[…] notwithstanding the stoppage of the excavation, and the proppage of the work, […]
Mention should also be made of the discovery in the area of Rudki near Slupia-Nowa (in the vicinity of Kielce) of an old iron ore mine — with shafts, galleries and solid wooden proppage — that had been exploited since the Roman Era.
Use proppage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Proppage means (rare) That which props or supports..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] he had not risked taking a stick with him; and hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel, in short, his bowing-gear, […]
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