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hammerbeam
or ham·mer beam
[ ham-er-beem ]
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of hammerbeam1
First recorded in 1820–25; hammer ( def ) + beam
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