Crown-post

Crown-post
Crown-post Crown"-post` (kroun"p?st`), n. Same as {King-post}. [1913 Webster]

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  • crown-post — crownˈ post noun A king post in a roof • • • Main Entry: ↑crown …   Useful english dictionary

  • crown post — noun : king post * * * any vertical member in a roof truss, esp. a king post. [1695 1705] * * * crown post, = king post. (Cf. ↑king post) …   Useful english dictionary

  • crown-post — King post King post , n. (Carp.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crown-Post — ♦ Post standing on a tie beam to support the collar purlin and usually with four way struts to it and the collar or its braces. Often shaped like a small column, the short examples usually dating from the 14th century, the tall and slim ones from …   Medieval glossary

  • crown post — any vertical member in a roof truss, esp. a king post. [1695 1705] * * * …   Universalium

  • crown-post — n. King post …   New dictionary of synonyms

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  • Post and stall — Post Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Post hanger — Post Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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