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