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pin plate
noun
, Building Trades.
- a bearing plate having a projection for fixing into masonry.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pin plate1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
Since 1862, the wooden wrest-plank has been covered with a plate of iron, the iron screw-pin plate bent at a right angle in front.
From Project Gutenberg
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