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beamshelf

noun

Etymology

From beam + shelf.

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-✻ — “to cut”
  2. derived from *skelfō✻ — “shelf, ledge, cliff”
  3. inherited from *skilfijā✻
  4. inherited from sċielfe
  5. inherited from schelfe
  6. compounded as beamshelf — “beam + shelf”

Definitions

  1. The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA