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

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

From Leo the Circus Boy by Stratemeyer, Edward

He clambered over the stringpiece, right at the heels of his impatient but grateful passenger.

From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

When she rose up from where she had been sitting and went along the shaking stringpiece of the dock, her back was still toward the shore.

From Janice Day at Poketown by Long, Helen Beecher

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

From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan