joist

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪst

[edit] 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.

[edit] Translations

• German: Balken m., Querbalken m.

[edit] Verb

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

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

[edit] References

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