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foreˈpale, foreˈpole, v. Mining and Engineering.
[f. fore- prefix + pale, pole.]
trans. To protect (a work in progress) from falling débris, quicksand, etc. by timbers driven in front.
1871Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers I. 352 After driving fifty yards through heavy rock tumbles, where every foot had to be forepaled. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss., Fore-poling, a method of securing drifts in progress through quicksand by driving ahead poles..slabs, etc. Ibid. Forpale or Forepale. |