| 单词 | wiver-tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswiver-tree 1. A long beam of wood in the roof of a house; in † wiver-tree, side-waver n., top wiver. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam pan1284 roof-tree1321 wiverc1325 sile1338 wind-beam1374 bindbalkc1425 trave1432 purlin1439 side-waver1451 wind-balk1532 roof beam1551 post1567 crock1570 spercil1570 collar-beam1659 camber1679 top-beam1679 camber-beam1721 jack rafter1736 hammer-beam1823 tie-beam1823 spar-piece1842 viga1844 collar1858 spanner1862 cruck1898 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 170 Amont heceler mettez la poutre [glossed the wiver-tre]. 1532 in J. Raine Charters Priory Finchale (1837) 445/2 [Timber at Durham sawn into] wywers, rybbs, wynd balks. 1641 Louth Rec. (1891) 110 To Carter for two fyne Poules for sidewivers for the schole, v s. vj d. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 154 They will sowe downe theire thatch in 4 places, viz. first close to the very wallplates, then 2 foote belowe the side wivers, then 2 foote above the side wivers, and then lastly aboute a yard or more belowe the rigge-tree. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Wivere, a long beam. The top wivere [printed winere.]is the wind-balk or collar beam in a housetop. The side wivere is the long beam on which frame-houses formerly rested. (Obs.) < as lemmas |
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