noun
Meaning 1
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
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Standard Lemma guide
stope
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[stoʊp]
verb
Meaning 2
To excavate in the form of stopes.
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Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 3
To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
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Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past of step
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Usage: form-of, obsolete, past
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History
Etymology
Apparently related to step, but with uncertain phonological development. Perhaps from a German Low German word like Stoop (“step”), from Middle Low German stōpe (“step”). More at stoop.