joist

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /d͡ʒɔɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #98433

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noun
beam used to support floors or roofs

Looks like this joist is rotting.

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scantling summertree

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floor joist
a horizontal structural beam that supports a floor

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European giste Old French

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