Information on the origin of the term is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English.
purlin (plural purlins)
A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
• (longitudinal structural member of a roof): purlin plate, principal purlin, common purlin
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"lin, Pur"line, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Arch.)
Definition: In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
