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   joist

   /joist/

   noun

   • 1. a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling.

   Word Origin late Middle Englishgiste, from Old French, ‘beam supporting a bridge’, based on Latin jacere ‘lie down’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. joisted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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