pentice

Etymology
From, , and other spellings; from , aphetic of , from , from. .

Noun

 * 1) An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
 * 2) A covered walkway.
 * 3)  An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
 * 1)  An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.

Translations

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