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joist
[ joist ]
noun
- 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)
- to furnish with or fix on joists.
joist
/ dʒɔɪst /
noun
- a beam made of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, used in the construction of floors, roofs, etc See also rolled-steel joist
verb
- tr to construct (a floor, roof, etc) with joists
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- joistless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joist1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joist1
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Example Sentences
In the middle of this broad and fantastically carved joist there was an old painting representing a cat playing rackets.
Two small forks or bucks-horns fastened to a joist are indispensable articles for the support of the rifle.
To all the woodwork round the prison doors they did the like, leaving not a joist or beam untouched.
The farmer sat down upon a joist beside a vat in which a bundle of osiers were steeping, his face turned towards the farmhouse.
Joist is sounded joice in Limerick; and catch is everywhere pronounced ketch.
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