Mid″feath′er (?), n. 1. (Steam Boilers) A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.
2. (Mining) A support for the center of a tunnel.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.