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raising piece

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

Noun

raising piece (plural raising pieces)

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

Forms of raising piece

pluralraising pieces
alternative formreason piece

Origin of raising piece

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

Questions about raising piece

What does raising piece mean?
Raising piece means a piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.
What part of speech is raising piece?
Raising piece is a noun.
What is the plural of raising piece?
The plural of raising piece is raising pieces.

Words near raising piece in the dictionary

  1. raising one's glass
  2. raising one's head
  3. raising one's voice
  4. raising oneself up by one's bootstraps
  5. raising oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  6. raising piece
  7. raising pieces
  8. raising plate
  9. raising plates
  10. raising red flags
  11. raising sim

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