Madreporier

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

madreporier

  1. A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes
  2. A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.
  3. A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.


Part or all of this page has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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