Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitprops
Literary usage of Pitprops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eastern Law Reporter, Canada (1912)
"The cargo shipped was principally deals and deal ends, in all 732 standards,
shipped by Mathers & Co., and Moore & Co., but tRe defendant shipped pitprops, ..."
2. Maritime Notes and Queries: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage (1900)
"Goods of ' light wood,' such as pitprops, sleepers or sleeper blocks, battens,
... Logs and spars, " other than those named above"—that is, pitprops, &c. ..."
3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"Round timber, mainly pitprops, 150000 tons; sawn planed wood, in all 400000 tons;
pulp (dry weight), 125000 tons; chemical pulp (cellulose), 200000 tons; ..."
4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1915)
"... Inst. of Engrs. Considers the merits of various substitutes for wooden pitprops.
General discussion. Ills. 3500 w. Ir & Coal Trds Rev—Dec. 18, 1914. No. ..."
5. The British Coal Trade by Herbert Stanley Jevons (1915)
"When these contractors have had to provide the pitprops and employ firemen, the
system has been a fruitful source of danger, for the contractors are over ..."
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