dwangn.
/dwaŋ/, U.S. /dwæŋ/, Scottish English /dwaŋ/ Scottish.
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1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 967 Dwang, a term used in Scotland to denote the short pieces of timber employed in strutting a floor.
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A short, horizontal piece of timber inserted as a reinforcement between joists, struts, and the like.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > piece in other specific form
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1497 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 378 For tymmyr, to be intymmyr and dwangis to hir mast.
1645 Rec. Burgh Aberdeen (Scottish Burgh Rec. Soc.) (1872) 47 Ane dwang with ane houfe vnder the stair doore.
1851 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) II. 535/2 Of joisting, 10 inches by 2½ inches..price to include for dwangs and wall plates, at 3s. 9d.
1911 Glasgow Herald 29 Aug. 6/8 Ye were puttin up a four an' a half standard partition wi' transverse dwangs an a yellow pine runner!
1932 Spons' Pract. Builders' Pocket Bk. 390 Dwang, solid bridging or herring-bone strutting to joists.
1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 178 The Scottish word dwang for a strut between studs seems to be used generally as a builder's term in New Zealand, but, oddly enough, a builder told me it is not used in Otago, where dwanging is called nogging.
1972 Gloss. Terms Timber (B.S.I.) 35 Dwang, a member fixed between joists, struts or other members to give rigidity or to provide a fastening.
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