BUNTON


Meaning of BUNTON in English

/bun"tn/ , n. Mining.

one of a number of struts reinforcing the walls of a shaft and dividing it into vertical compartments. Also called divider .

[ 1625-35; earlier bunting squared timber, of obscure orig. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .