PURLINE

Noun

purline (plural purlines)

Alternative form of 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



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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