purlin
noun
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
purline
-
a variation of
purlin.
Example Sentences
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This roof has a purline plate thrown in the gambrel.
From Economy of the Round Dairy Barn by Wilber John Fraser
The main plates, the "purline" plates, posts and braces, the rafters and collar beams, must all be set securely in position.
From The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies by Ralph Connor
I am walking again in my stocking feet, high on the "purline plate," beetle in hand, driving home the oaken "pins."
From A Son of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland
