knee brace
noun Building Trades.
a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of knee brace
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby knee brace
Knebworth House, knee, knee action, knee bend, kneeboard, knee brace, knee breeches, kneecap, knee-chest position, knee-deep, knee drop
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