mudsill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mudsill
Example Sentences
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These are among the mudsill jobs in a pandemic, the jobs less likely to guarantee health coverage or sick days but that sustain the rest of society, allowing others to shelter in place.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
The studs and subfloors, the ceilings and windows, the doors and roofing, all the components that make it a house are built on top of the mudsill.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
That piece is called the mudsill, the sill plate that runs along the base of a house and anchors the entire structure above it.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
Like the South, also, the mudsill of their society was cheap labor.
From Time Magazine Archive
She is the keystone of the arch, not the mudsill.
From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby
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