PROP,
1. To support or prevent from falling by placing something under or against as, to prop a fence or an old building.
2. To support by standing under or against.
Till the bright mountains prop th' incumbent sky.
3. To support to sustain in a general sense as, to prop a declining state.
I prop myself upon the few supports that are left me.
PROP, n. That which sustains an incumbent weight that on which any thing rests for support a support a stay as a prop for vines a prop for an old building. An affectionate child is the prop of declining age.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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