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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▸ 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.
Similar:
straining beam,
tiebeam,
trimmer,
spring beam,
ladder beam,
trusswork,
beam,
needle beam,
spline,
waybeam,
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