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hoistroom

noun

Etymology

From hoist + room.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. compounded as hoistroom — “hoist + room”

Definitions

  1. A space at the top of a mineshaft that holds the elevator to lift humans and equipment…

    A space at the top of a mineshaft that holds the elevator to lift humans and equipment using a pulley and cable.

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