A shell, used as a
die. See Props.
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| Prop (prop) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Prop |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Propped (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Propping.] [Akin to LG. & D. proppen to cram, stuff,
thrust into, stop, G. pfropfen, Dan. proppe, Sw.
proppa] of uncer |
To support, or prevent from
falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up
a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to
prop a declining state.
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That which
sustains an incumbent weight] that on which anything rests or leans
for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a
building.
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