scantlings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The floor was laid on 2 × 4 inch scantlings, so there was nothing to keep snakes from working their way under.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
These strains are well within the limits of safety, and a comparison of the scantlings of these with the others justifies the assertion as to their general safety from a structural point of view.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various
A few scantlings of wild thyme, and two or three other dwarfish plants, alone appear in the interstices of the scoriæ, while the Vesuvian lava of 1767 is already covered with a luxuriant vegetation.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The rails were oak scantlings held together with cross timbers of the same material, fastened by means of large oak pins.
From Great Inventions and Discoveries by Piercy, Willis Duff
Upon these strong scantlings had been fastened and men were clapboarding them over into a bigger and finer home.
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
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