joist
(noun) beam used to support floors or roofs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
joist (plural joists)
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
joist (third-person singular simple present joists, present participle joisting, simple past and past participle joisted)
(transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.
Source: Wiktionary
Joist, n. Etym: [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. gîte, fr. gesir to lie, F. gésir. See Gist.] (Arch.)
Definition: A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
Joist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Joisting.]
Definition: To fit or furnish with joists. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
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