stringpiece

American  

[string-pees] / ˈstrɪŋˌpis /

noun

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

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stringpiece British  

/ ˈstrɪŋˌpiːs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of stringpiece

First recorded in 1780–90; string + piece

Example Sentences

John Breen struggles out of the greenish-black water to a Manhattan stringpiece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Besides, he was used to being wet half the time, as he and other lads of his acquaintance frequently dived off the stringpiece and swam around in the lake.

From The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils by Webster, Frank V.

Mentally resolving to dive for them if such a procedure became necessary, Drew stepped upon the stringpiece of the pier beside her and looked down.

From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell

The five aged fishermen, who subsisted 112 on the charity of the town, formed a delegation on one stringpiece to wave the fleet farewell.

From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.

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

From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby