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stringpiece

[ string-pees ]

noun

  1. a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.


stringpiece

/ ˈstrɪŋˌpiːs /

noun

  1. a long horizontal timber beam used to strengthen or support a framework
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stringpiece1

First recorded in 1780–90; string + piece
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Example Sentences

By the time Captain Briggs, followed by the faithful Ruddy, reached the stringpiece of the wharf, the schooner was already close.

He clambered over the stringpiece, right at the heels of his impatient but grateful passenger.

The Kanaka woman danced to the stringpiece and whistled distress signals.

The bridge had no protection along the side save a simple stringpiece of timber.

While talking he had gone across the gap, stepping lightly upon a stringpiece probably a foot wide, and proceeding over the ties.

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