Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In carpentry, one of the generally unplaned inclined supports for the steps of a wooden stairway, usually concealed from view.
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"You one of Quirk's rough-string scout boys, ain't you?
Ride Proud, Rebel! Andre Norton 1958
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