stringpiece

[ string-pees ]

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

Origin of stringpiece

1
First recorded in 1780–90; string + piece

Words Nearby stringpiece

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How to use stringpiece in a sentence

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

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • He clambered over the stringpiece, right at the heels of his impatient but grateful passenger.

    The Depot Master | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The Kanaka woman danced to the stringpiece and whistled distress signals.

    Cape Cod Stories | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • 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.

    American Adventures | Julian Street

British Dictionary definitions for stringpiece

stringpiece

/ (ˈstrɪŋˌpiːs) /


noun
  1. a long horizontal timber beam used to strengthen or support a framework

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