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hammerbeam

or ham·mer beam

[ ham-er-beem ]
/ ˈhæm ərˌbim /
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noun Architecture.

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

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Origin of hammerbeam

First recorded in 1820–25; hammer + beam

Words nearby hammerbeam

Hammarskjöld, Dag, hammer, hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest
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British Dictionary definitions for hammerbeam

hammer beam

noun

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