prick postn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪk pəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈprɪk ˌpoʊst/

Forms: see prick n. and post n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick n., post n.¹

Etymology: < prick n. + post n.¹

Building. Now chiefly historical.

Any of various upright posts (usually one of two or more placed between the principal posts) which help bear the weight in a timber-framed building.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > other supporting members

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bracket1574

prick post1587

cantilever?1677

stud piece1799

squinch1840

main couple1842

veranda pillar1852

porch post1871

mushroom1907

poupou1921

1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. xii. 187/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I In the open..countries they are inforced for want of stuffe to vse no studs at all, but onlie franke posts, raisins, beames, prickeposts, groundsels..and such principals.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 67 Prick post seven inches one way.

1663 W. Pope Of Roofs in G. Richards tr. A. Palladio 1st Bk. Archit. xlvii. 214 Prick-post, or Window-post.

1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 170 Prick-Posts, Posts that are framed into Bressummers, between Principal-Posts, for the strengthning of the Carcass.

1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 115 The Prick-posts..are designed to shorten the bearing.

1874 W. papworth Gwilt's Encycl. Archit. (rev. ed.) Gloss. 130 Prick Post. The same as a Queen Post of a roof. Also the posts in a wooden building placed between the principal posts at the corners. Also the posts framed into the breastsummer, between the principal posts, for strengthening the carcass of a house.

1961 J. C. Adams Globe Playhouse ii. 26 Whereas the breastsummers of the inner façade of the Globe spanned posts 12 feet apart, those of the outer wall..spanned posts 17½ feet apart; on the other hand, they were supported at intervals by studs or ‘prick-posts’.

1980 C. A. Hewett Eng. Hist. Carpentry Gloss. x Prick post, any vertical timber placed in compression, but not a storey post.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prick post
释义	prick postn. Brit. /ˈprɪk pəʊst/, U.S. /ˈprɪk ˌpoʊst/ Forms: see prick n. and post n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick n., post n.¹ Etymology: < prick n. + post n.¹ Building. Now chiefly historical. Any of various upright posts (usually one of two or more placed between the principal posts) which help bear the weight in a timber-framed building. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > other supporting members studeOE bracket1574 prick post1587 cantilever?1677 stud piece1799 squinch1840 main couple1842 veranda pillar1852 porch post1871 mushroom1907 poupou1921 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. xii. 187/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I In the open..countries they are inforced for want of stuffe to vse no studs at all, but onlie franke posts, raisins, beames, prickeposts, groundsels..and such principals. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 67 Prick post seven inches one way. 1663 W. Pope Of Roofs in G. Richards tr. A. Palladio 1st Bk. Archit. xlvii. 214 Prick-post, or Window-post. 1679 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. ix. Explan. Terms 170 Prick-Posts, Posts that are framed into Bressummers, between Principal-Posts, for the strengthning of the Carcass. 1776 G. Semple Treat. Building in Water 115 The Prick-posts..are designed to shorten the bearing. 1874 W. papworth Gwilt's Encycl. Archit. (rev. ed.) Gloss. 130 Prick Post. The same as a Queen Post of a roof. Also the posts in a wooden building placed between the principal posts at the corners. Also the posts framed into the breastsummer, between the principal posts, for strengthening the carcass of a house. 1961 J. C. Adams Globe Playhouse ii. 26 Whereas the breastsummers of the inner façade of the Globe spanned posts 12 feet apart, those of the outer wall..spanned posts 17½ feet apart; on the other hand, they were supported at intervals by studs or ‘prick-posts’. 1980 C. A. Hewett Eng. Hist. Carpentry Gloss. x Prick post, any vertical timber placed in compression, but not a storey post. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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