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

Besides, he was used to being wet half the time, as he and other lads of his acquaintance frequently dived off the stringpiece and swam around in the lake.

From The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils by Webster, Frank V.

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

From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan

Still seated upon the stringpiece of the wharf, Swanson so moved that his back was toward the four men.

From The Lost Road by Davis, Richard Harding

I sat on the stringpiece and wept with mortification.

From The Making of an American by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)