hammerbeam

or ham·mer beam

[ ham-er-beem ]

nounArchitecture.
  1. a short wooden beam projecting from an interior wall to support or tie together rafters or arched roof braces.

Origin of hammerbeam

1
First recorded in 1820–25; hammer + beam

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British Dictionary definitions for hammer beam

hammer beam

noun
  1. either of a pair of short horizontal beams that project from opposite walls to support arched braces and struts

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