- A sloping roof timber - Roof beam - Roof support - Timber beam - A raftsman. - Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber.
Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on sloping,
according to the inclination of the roof. See Illust. of Queen-post. - To make into rafters, as timber.
- Bind - Bind securely - Bridge support - Tie up - Tie up a roof support - A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. - A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the
body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a
stomacher.
- A small ... in a big machine - Gear tooth - Gearwheel projection - Gearwheel tooth - Recognised part of gearwheel - Sprocket - Tobacco grower has metal tooth