scantlings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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But Crosby Pemberton, perched in the elbow of some long scantlings bracing the building, took heart at Sissy's words.
From The Madigans by Lowell, Orson
The sand and stone storage bins were made of scantlings spiked together, and were necessarily rather shallow on account of the proximity of the tunnels to the street surface.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158 by Brace, James H.
The house, which he owns, is a small shack or shanty constructed of scantlings and slabs.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
Did a large trade in scantlings, I remember.
From Love's Comedy by Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold)
Upon these strong scantlings had been fastened and men were clapboarding them over into a bigger and finer home.
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
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