单词 | ridge tree |
释义 | ridge treen. = ridge pole n. 1. 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 1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Lat. Tongue 252/1 Ridg-tree, Colúmen. ǐnis. 1774 T. Skaife Key Civil Archit. lvi. 211 Common roofs with a ridge-tree. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §100 Planks being well spiked down upon the ridge-tree and upon the sills on each side. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 187 If a slated roof is adopted, there should be a ridge-tree 10 inches broad by 2 inches thick. 1869 B. J. Harker Rambles Upper Wharfedale xiv. 189 The king posts, supporting the principals and ridge-tree. 1900 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 15 98 These were built by bending two pairs of trees into basket-shaped arches,..united at their apex by a ridge tree. 1953 Times 31 Aug. 3/2 A curious feature is that the thatch was supported, above the ridge-tree and purlins (there were no rafters), by a woven under-mat of straw. 2004 Western Mail (Nexis) 26 June 8 We created it by clearing out a labyrinth of rat-infested cupboards and taking the ceiling right up to the ridge tree, revealing the whole cruck wall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1649 |
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