purlin

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Noun
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pur=lin

CIDE DICTIONARY

purlinn. [Etymol. uncertain.].
     In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

purlin, n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on principals and supporting the common rafters or boards.

Etymology
ME: orig. uncert.

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