Pentice

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
  2. 2
    A covered walkway.
  3. 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.

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appenticepent

Etymology

From Middle English pentis, pendize, and other spellings; from Anglo-Norman pentiz, aphetic of Old French apentis (“appendage, attached building”), from Medieval Latin appendicium, from Latin appendo (“to hang”). Doublet of appentice and penthouse.

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