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noun
A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From earlier reason piece, from Middle English reson pece, rasewepece (“wall plate”), equivalent to reason + piece.
