crosspiece
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When he finished his caulking, he made a mast with a crosspiece, or boom, out of branches.
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On a couple of them, you can still see the stub of a , crosspiece, burned black.
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Below a heavy silver crosspiece was the blade.
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The Bracegirdler down Leather Lane willingly gave Robin enough leather to cover the crosspieces of the crutches and hair to stuff it.
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The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.
From Washington Post
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