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joist
[ joist ]
noun
- any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with or fix on joists.
joist
/ 诲萧蓴瑟蝉迟 /
noun
- a beam made of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, used in the construction of floors, roofs, etc See also rolled-steel joist
verb
- tr to construct (a floor, roof, etc) with joists
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 箩辞颈蝉迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of joist1
1325鈥75; Middle English giste < Old French < Latin *jacitum support, noun use of neuter of Latin jacitus (past participle of 箩补肠脓谤别 to lie), equivalent to jaci- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of joist1
C14: from Old French giste beam supporting a bridge, from Vulgar Latin jacitum (unattested) support, from 箩补肠脓谤别 to lie
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The composite decking products can sag if you space the floor joists too far apart.
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The sophisticated wood artifacts from Sch枚ningen join finds from just a scattering of other sites, such as 476,000-year-old wood joists from Zambia published last year and spears and other tools found elsewhere in Europe.
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He discovered that the bandboard that caps the ends of his floor joists was rotting.
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Normal dimensional floor joists are not always the exact same dimensions and often have crowns in them.
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One big one is using roofing nails to attach joist hangers on decks or inside a home.
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