Usually means: Support beam in structural framing.
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  1. straining piece: Merriam-Webster
  2. straining piece: Collins English Dictionary
  3. straining-piece, straining piece: Wordnik
  4. straining piece: Wiktionary
  5. straining piece: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. straining piece: Dictionary.com
  7. straining piece: FreeDictionary.org
  8. straining piece: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (straining piece)

noun:  (architecture) A short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters and keep them from slipping; straining beam.

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