Proppage

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which props or supports. rare, uncountable

    "[…] he had not risked taking a stick with him; and hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel, in short, his bowing-gear, […]"

Example

More examples

"[…] he had not risked taking a stick with him; and hat and stick were his proppage and balance-wheel, in short, his bowing-gear, […]"

Etymology

From prop + -age.

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