joist

• They at once went to the barn where my wife was tied to the joist, and Boss and the madam beat her by turns. —  Thirty Years a Slave
• PH2 Margolis clutched at a metal joist, then reached inside for a water pipe, his head and shoulders already through the hole created by removing one of the soundproofing tiles in the overhead. —  Countdown
• I tell you there's a brilliant future before you, so come along We could not resist such a plea, and, followed by about half a thousand miners, teamsters, and idlers, we gained the saloon owned by our friend, which proved to be the much vaunted "Californian Retreat The saloon was made of sail cloth, not exactly in the form of a tent, for a slight frame was visible of a square order, and to the joist was the cloth tacked. —  The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia
• Once the joist is accessible, remove the nails that fix the affected joist into the hanger. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
• The saloon was made of sail cloth, not exactly in the form of a tent, for a slight frame was visible of a square order, and to the joist was the cloth tacked. —  The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia

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