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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KING-POST
KING-POST
King
"-
post
`, n. (
Carp.
)
Defn: 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
foot
of
the
king-post.
Called
also
crown-post.
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