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

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stringpiece

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

From Time Magazine Archive

We run alongside the wharf just as Booth Hank climbed over the stringpiece.

From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

They went on the stringpiece then, making as little noise as possible.

From The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street by Doughty, Francis Worcester

The search was, of course, useless, and much depressed in spirits he found himself, at sunrise, on the waterfront, seated on the stringpiece of one of the long piers.

From The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave by Stratemeyer, Edward

When the tug had made fast to a wharf spile Captain Joe cleared the stringpiece, and walked straight to Marrows.

From The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women by Smith, Francis Hopkinson