straining arch

straining arch

noun
an arch for resisting thrusts, as in a flying buttress.
Also, strainer arch.


Origin:
1840–50
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Straining arch is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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