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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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of knee brace

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby knee brace

knead, knebworth house, knee, knee action, knee bend, knee brace, knee breeches, knee drop, knee jerk, knee joint, knee pants