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Pronunciation : Joist
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g?te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g?sir. See Gist.] (Arch.)
Definition : Defn: A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Joist
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To fit or furnish with joists. Johnson.

t. [imp. & p. p. Joisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Joisting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913