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crosspiece

noun as in bar

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noun as in beam

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noun as in rafter

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noun as in rung

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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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“There should be padding and leather on the crosspieces,” said Brother Luke.

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The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.