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Tiebeam

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under Roof.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tiebeam'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tiebeam.html. 1828.