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RAFTER |
Timber beam |
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PAD |
A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the
deck. |
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TORSEL |
A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest
on. |
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BALK |
A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a
house. The loft above was called "the balks." |
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SPUR |
A curved piece of timber serving as a half to support the
deck where a whole beam can not be placed. |
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TEMPLET |
A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in a wall
under a girder or other beam, to distribute the weight or pressure. |
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CARLING |
A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one
transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that
strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl. |
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GAIN |
A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist,
or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end
of the floor beam. |
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STERNPOST |
A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam,
erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive
the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel. |
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SHORE |
A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against
the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath
anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging. |
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FISH |
To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end
(two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or
plate to the beam, m... |
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SUMMER |
...encement of a cross vault.
(c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a
wall to a girder. Called also summertree. ... |