PENTICE
Etymology
Noun
pentice (plural pentices)
An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath; an appentice.
A covered walkway.
(mining) 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.
Synonyms
• (appentice): pent
Anagrams
• pectine
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"tice, n. Etym: [F. appentis a penthouse. See Append.]
Definition: A penthouse. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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