Astel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Astel \As"tel\ ([a^]s"t[~e]l), n. [OE. astelle piece of wood,
     OF. astele splinter, shaving, F. attelle, astelle: cf. L.
     astula, dim. of assis board.] (Mining)
     An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads
     in a mine.
     [1913 Webster]