pentice

  1. Noun.  An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
  2. Noun.  A covered walkway.
  3. Noun.  (context, 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.

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