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crosspiece

noun

Etymology

From cross- + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. formed as crosspiece — “cross- + piece”

Definitions

  1. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to…

    A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.

  2. A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts

    A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crosspiece. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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