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noun
A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
A plate mounted to a wall as a housing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Narrower terms: switchplate
noun
plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plate
History
From Middle English wall plate, walplate, equivalent to wall + plate.
Across languages
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