English Explanatory Dictionary

raising piece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.

Word forms

raising piece raising pieces reason piece

Etymology

From earlier reason piece, from Middle English reson pece, rasewepece (“wall plate”), equivalent to reason + piece.

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