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| Noun | 1. A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.[Websters]. | |
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"Hammer-beam" is a common misspelling or typo for: hammer-beams. |
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Date "Hammer-beam" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HAMMER-BEAM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
