stemple

CIDE DICTIONARY

stemplen. [G. stempel a stamp, a prop, akin to E. stamp.].
     A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stemple, n. each of several crossbars in a mineshaft serving as supports or steps.

Etymology
17th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. MHG stempfel

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