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bird's mouth

noun Carpentry.

a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.

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Origin of bird's mouth

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby bird's mouth

bird's eye view, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird shot, bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup
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