English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪst|-�ɪst

Noun
joist

1. 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.

Translations
German: Balken m, Querbalken m

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To fit or furnish with joists.

References
R:Webster 1913

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