bressummer

Meanings

Noun

A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).

Origin / Etymology

Alteration of breastsummer, from breast (“front or forward part”) + summer (“beam”).

Scrabble Score: 16

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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