n. (in full summer-tree) a horizontal bearing beam, esp. one supporting joists or rafters.
[ ME f. AF sumer, somer packhorse, beam, OF somier f. LL sagmarius f. sagma f. Gk sagma pack-saddle ]
n. (in full summer-tree) a horizontal bearing beam, esp. one supporting joists or rafters.
[ ME f. AF sumer, somer packhorse, beam, OF somier f. LL sagmarius f. sagma f. Gk sagma pack-saddle ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012