Pitching piece

(Carp.)

the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.

pitching piece

apron piece, pitching piece

A horizontal wood beam, fixed into a wall and projecting horizontally, which supports the ends of carriage pieces, roughstrings, and joists at the landings of a wooden staircase.

apron rail

A lock rail having a raised ornamental molding.

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