JOIST


Meaning of JOIST in English

— joistless , adj.

/joyst/ , n.

1. any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.

v.t.

2. to furnish with or fix on joists.

[ 1325-75; ME giste jacitum support, n. use of neut. of L jacitus (ptp. of jacere to lie), equiv. to jaci- var. s. + -tus ptp. suffix ]

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