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n.
A crossbeam; a lay of joists.
n.
One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story.
n.
The space or interval between two joists.
n.
One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in naked flooring.
n.
A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
v. t.
To fit or furnish with joists.
a.
Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
n.
Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber.
v. t.
Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Joist
v. t.
To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
v. t.
To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists, boards, etc.
n.
One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay.
imp. & p. p.
of Joist
n.
A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
n.
Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.
n.
A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
n.
A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its upper surface.
n.
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.
n.
A middle joist or crossbeam.
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