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noun
A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture, business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
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Synonyms: stringboard, string, stringer
Antonyms: none provided
History
From string + piece.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
