ridge piecen.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒ piːs/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒ ˌpis/

Forms: see ridge n.¹ and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, piece n.

Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + piece n.

A horizontal beam along the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are fixed.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > ridge-pole

firstOE

first-roofOE

rigging tree1589

ridge piece1611

ridge tree1649

ridge pole1657

pole piece1901

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Enfaisture Pieces d'enfaisture, sparres, rafters, ridge-peeces of timber.

?1665 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) 270 Ridge piece over this, long 9 ft., broad 13 in. nailed down as aforesaid, on the top of the Ridge-piece, about 6in. thick and high about which it was dressed.

1699 J. Dunton Acct. Conversat. in Dublin Scuffle 390 When the Wall is raised to a sufficient height, which perhaps is four foot, then they lay other small sticks, with one end on the ridge piece, and the other on the Wall.

1767 London Mag. Oct. 515/2 The roofs of the houses span up to one ridge-piece, and at each gable end is a large stack of brick chimnies.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 128 A ridge-piece is a beam at the apex of a roof.

1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 4) I. 309 A piece of timber..called the ridge-piece, upon which the upper ends of the rafters rest.

1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 270 Then the men pulled at the gable ends, heaved the ridgepiece aside, and broke it asunder.

1900 Geogr. Jrnl. 15 403 The tent was made of black yak-hair cloth, 15 or 20 feet long, and half as wide supported on three upright poles connected by a horizontal ridge piece.

1961 M. W. Barley Eng. Farmhouse & Cottage i. ii. 36 In Cumberland some sixty years ago barkpeelers built themselves huts which consisted of four poles lashed in pairs to support a ridge piece.

2004 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 28 Aug. 25 The wall plates, gable end and main ridge pieces are now in position.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridge piece
释义	ridge piecen. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒ piːs/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒ ˌpis/ Forms: see ridge n.¹ and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, piece n. Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + piece n. A horizontal beam along the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are fixed. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > ridge-pole firstOE first-roofOE rigging tree1589 ridge piece1611 ridge tree1649 ridge pole1657 pole piece1901 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Enfaisture Pieces d'enfaisture, sparres, rafters, ridge-peeces of timber. ?1665 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) 270 Ridge piece over this, long 9 ft., broad 13 in. nailed down as aforesaid, on the top of the Ridge-piece, about 6in. thick and high about which it was dressed. 1699 J. Dunton Acct. Conversat. in Dublin Scuffle 390 When the Wall is raised to a sufficient height, which perhaps is four foot, then they lay other small sticks, with one end on the ridge piece, and the other on the Wall. 1767 London Mag. Oct. 515/2 The roofs of the houses span up to one ridge-piece, and at each gable end is a large stack of brick chimnies. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 128 A ridge-piece is a beam at the apex of a roof. 1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 4) I. 309 A piece of timber..called the ridge-piece, upon which the upper ends of the rafters rest. 1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 270 Then the men pulled at the gable ends, heaved the ridgepiece aside, and broke it asunder. 1900 Geogr. Jrnl. 15 403 The tent was made of black yak-hair cloth, 15 or 20 feet long, and half as wide supported on three upright poles connected by a horizontal ridge piece. 1961 M. W. Barley Eng. Farmhouse & Cottage i. ii. 36 In Cumberland some sixty years ago barkpeelers built themselves huts which consisted of four poles lashed in pairs to support a ridge piece. 2004 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 28 Aug. 25 The wall plates, gable end and main ridge pieces are now in position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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