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joist
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joist] 
–noun
| 1. | any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to furnish with or fix on joists. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME giste < OF < L *jacitum support, n. use of neut. of L jacitus (ptp. of jacēre to lie), equiv. to jaci- var. s. + -tus ptp. suffix
1325–75; ME giste < OF < L *jacitum support, n. use of neut. of L jacitus (ptp. of jacēre to lie), equiv. to jaci- var. s. + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
joistless, adjective
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| joist (joist) n. Any of the wood, steel, or concrete beams set parallel from wall to wall or across or abutting girders to support a floor or ceiling. tr.v. joist·ed, joist·ing, joists To construct with joists. [Middle English giste, joiste, from Old French giste, from feminine past participle of gesir, to lie, lie down, from Latin iacēre; see yē- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Joist
Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[^i]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g['e]sir. See Gist.] (Arch.) 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.
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joist
1375 (attested from 1294 in Anglo-L.), from O.Fr. giste "beam supporting a bridge" (Mod.Fr. gîte), noun use of fem. pp. of gesir "to lie," from L. jacere "to lie, rest," related to jacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Notion is of wooden beam on which boards "lie down."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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joist
ceiling or floor support in building construction. Joists-of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete-are laid in a parallel series across or abutting girders or a bearing wall, to which they are attached, usually by metal supports called joist hangers, or anchors
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