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barge couple

noun

  1. either of the pair of rafters carrying the part of a gable roof that projects beyond the gable wall.


barge couple

noun

  1. either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of barge couple1

First recorded in 1555–65; bargeboard

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