scantlings
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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)
In general, scantlings of wood from 1 inch to 3 inches broad.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Woods such as ebony, tuya, satin-wood, palm, hare-wood, and a number more, are only to be had in small scantlings, logs a few feet long, and six or seven inches wide.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
Get out the scantlings for the house and shop, as the latter will be the first to receive our attention.
From The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages by Finlay, Roger Thompson
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