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Meanings of trimmer joist in English

Joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.

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Examples for "trimmer"
Examples for "trimmer"
1
And he caught up the oars and rowed swiftly towards the trimmer.
Red Pottage
2
She is a trimmer of the seas-theLord Halifax of the ocean.'
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
3
Under that I could detect the low hum of my beard trimmer.
John Dies at the End
4
As she came out she met the window trimmer at Floman's store.
American Fairy Tales
5
I don't care as long as that trimmer Boreck didn't get it.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa