counterbrace

[koun-ter-breys]

coun·ter·brace

[koun-ter-breys]
noun Engineering, Building Trades.
a web member of a truss subject to tension or compression under varying conditions.

Origin:
1815–25; counter- + brace
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Counterbrace is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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