stringpiece

American  

[string-pees] / ˈstrɪŋˌpis /

noun

1. a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.

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stringpiece British  

/ ˈstrɪŋˌpiːs /

noun

1. a long horizontal timber beam used to strengthen or support a framework

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Etymology

Origin of stringpiece

First recorded in 1780–90; string + piece

Example Sentences

John Breen struggles out of the greenish-black water to a Manhattan stringpiece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mentally resolving to dive for them if such a procedure became necessary, Drew stepped upon the stringpiece of the pier beside her and looked down.

From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell

Doubtless that was the time the Bradys saw him bending over the stringpiece.

From The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street by Doughty, Francis Worcester

In another second the steam tug was clear of the stringpiece of the wharf.

From Leo the Circus Boy by Stratemeyer, Edward

The boat-hook caught; the launch, easing to a stop, cradled against the stringpiece.

From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan