collar-beam

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There is a flail hangin 'on the collar-beam, in hell, and neither Dane nor devil can stand before it. "

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  1. A beam or piece of timber extending between two opposite rafters, at some height above their base. It prevents sagging, and also serves as a strut or tie, or as a ceiling-joist for a garret. Sometimes called wind-beam.

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  • There is a flail hangin 'on the collar-beam, in hell, and neither Dane nor devil can stand before it. " —  Celtic Fairy Tales
  • "I only came for the loan of that flail that I see hanging on the collar-beam, for the king of —  Celtic Fairy Tales
 

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