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purlin

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[pur-lin]
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noun
  1. a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.

Origin of purlin

1400–50; late Middle English purlyn, purloyne, akin to Anglo-Latin perliō; of uncertain origin
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Examples from the Web for purline

Historical Examples

  • Purline plate rests on these posts and consists of 1 × 8s sprung to the circle.

    Economy of the Round Dairy Barn

    Wilber John Fraser

  • I am walking again in my stocking feet, high on the "purline plate," beetle in hand, driving home the oaken "pins."

British Dictionary definitions for purline

purlin

purline

noun
  1. a horizontal beam that provides intermediate support for the common rafters of a roof construction

Word Origin

C15: of uncertain origin
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