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noun
A horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters, differing from the plate in that it is not resting on the wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various plates used to secure an attachment to a pole.
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noun
A structure that forms at the pole of the spindle during the first meiotic or mitotic division in some animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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