PURLIN
\pˈɜːlɪn], \pˈɜːlɪn], \p_ˈɜː_l_ɪ_n]\
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PURLINE, pur'lin, n. a piece of timber stretching horizontally across the rafters underneath to support them in the middle. [Perh. Fr. pour, for, or par, through, ligne, a line.]
By Thomas Davidson