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hammerbeam

or ham·mer beam

[ ham-er-beem ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a short wooden beam projecting from an interior wall to support or tie together rafters or arched roof braces.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hammerbeam1

First recorded in 1820–25; hammer ( def ) + beam

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