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joistless

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joist

  [joist]
Use joistless in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
joistless, adjective
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