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Joist
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(v. t.) To fit or furnish with joists.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Joist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/joist.html. 1828.