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Webster 1913 Edition
Joist
Joist
(joist)
, Noun.
(Arch.)
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. See Illust. of Double-framed floor
, under Double
, Adj.
Joist
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Joisted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Joisting
.] To fit or furnish with joists.
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Joist
JOIST
,Noun.
Definition 2024
joist
joist
English
Noun
joist (plural joists)
- 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.
Derived terms
- binding joist
- bridging joist
- ceiling joist
- trimming joist
Translations
piece of timber
Verb
joist (third-person singular simple present joists, present participle joisting, simple past and past participle joisted)
Translations
to furnish with joists
References
- joist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913