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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
King-post \King"-post`\, n. (Carp.)
A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is
strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the
tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the
main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post.
Called also crown-post.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
King-post \King"-post`\, n. (Carp.)
A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is
strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the
tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the
main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post.
Called also crown-post.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
kingpost
n.
(alternative spelling of en king post)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
kingpost
n.
(alternative spelling of en king post)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
kingpost
n.
(alternative spelling of en king post)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
kingpost
n.
(alternative spelling of en king post)
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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