joist

English

Etymology

Old French giste, feminine of gist, the past participle of gesir (“to lie down”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪst

Noun

joist (plural joists)

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

piece of timber

French: solive (fr) f.

German: Balken (de) m., Querbalken (de) m.

Verb

joist (third-person singular simple present joists, present participle joisting, simple past and past participle joisted)

1. (transitive) To fit or furnish with joists.

Translations

to furnish with joists

References

• joist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913