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KING-POST

\kˈɪŋpˈə͡ʊst], \kˈɪŋpˈə‍ʊst], \k_ˈɪ_ŋ_p_ˈəʊ_s_t]\

Definitions of KING-POST

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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(Arch.) The middle post of a roof, supported by the tie-beam and reaching to the ridge. See Strut.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A beam in the frame of a roof, or any compound girder rising from the tie-beam to the ridge.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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