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1. (n.) stope
an excavation made in a mine, esp. from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
2. (v.t.) stope
to mine by stopes.
Etymology: (1740–50; appar. < LG stope; see stoop2)
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1. stope
alt. of Stopen
2. (verb) stope
a horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps
3. (verb) stope
to excavate in the form of stopes
4. (verb) stope
to fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out
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