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stillage

[ stil-ij ]

noun

  1. a low platform on which goods are stored in a warehouse or factory to keep them off the floor, to aid in handling, etc. Compare skid ( def 3 ).

stillage

/ ˈstɪlɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a frame or stand for keeping things off the ground, such as casks in a brewery
  2. a container in which goods, machinery, etc, are transported
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stillage1

1590–1600; < Dutch stellage, equivalent to stell ( en ) to place + -age -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stillage1

C16: probably from Dutch stillagie frame, scaffold, from stellen to stand; see -age
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Example Sentences

The coal vault had been turned into a drinking-bar, and behind the counter there was a well-stocked stillage.

After passing through the sour the goods are piled in a heap on the stillage for a few hours.

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