fishplate

[ fish-pleyt ]

noun
  1. a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.

  2. Railroads Now Rare. a joint bar.

Origin of fishplate

1
1850–55; fish, alteration of French fiche fastening, derivative of ficher to fasten, fix (see fichu) + plate1

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fishplate

/ (ˈfɪʃˌpleɪt) /


noun
  1. a flat piece of metal joining one rail, stanchion, or beam to another

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