scantling

[ skant-ling ]

/ ˈskænt lɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scantling ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.

such timbers collectively.

the width and thickness of a timber.

the dimensions of a building stone.

Nautical.

a dressed timber or rolled metal member used as a framing member in a vessel.
the dimension, in cross section, of a framing member.

a small quantity or amount.

Origin of scantling

1520–30; scant + -ling¹; replacing Middle English scantilon<Old French escantillon gauge

Words nearby scantling

scanning probe microscope, scanning tunneling microscope, scansion, scansorial, scant, scantling, scantlings, scanty, Scanzoni's maneuver, Scapa Flow, scape

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Example sentences from the Web for scantling

Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head!
The Motor Boys Over the Ocean|Clarence Young
That summer I set out 2,200 more wild roots in common garden soil using lath nailed to frames of scantling for shade.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
I used the pieces of scantling for the corner-posts and nailed the laths on the sides, top, and one end.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller
Then in these blocks holes were drilled which were carried clear through the scantling.
The Scientific American Boy|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

In reality it consisted of three stout planks braced together underneath, and resting on scantling supports.
William Adolphus Turnpike|William Banks

British Dictionary definitions for scantling

scantling

/ (ˈskæntlɪŋ) /

noun

a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section

the dimensions of a piece of building material or the structural parts of a ship, esp those in cross section

a building stone, esp one that is more than 6 feet in length

a small quantity or amount

Word Origin for scantling

C16: changed (through influence of scant and -ling 1) from earlier scantillon, a carpenter's gauge, from Old Norman French escantillon, ultimately from Latin scandere to climb; see scan

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单词	scantling
释义	scantling [ skant-ling ] / ˈskænt lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scantling ON THESAURUS.COM noun a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame. such timbers collectively. the width and thickness of a timber. the dimensions of a building stone. Nautical. a dressed timber or rolled metal member used as a framing member in a vessel. the dimension, in cross section, of a framing member. a small quantity or amount. Origin of scantling 1520–30; scant + -ling¹; replacing Middle English scantilon<Old French escantillon gauge Words nearby scantling scanning probe microscope, scanning tunneling microscope, scansion, scansorial, scant, scantling, scantlings, scanty, Scanzoni's maneuver, Scapa Flow, scape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scantling Look out there, Jerry, or that piece of scantling will be down on your head! The Motor Boys Over the Ocean\|Clarence Young That summer I set out 2,200 more wild roots in common garden soil using lath nailed to frames of scantling for shade. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding I used the pieces of scantling for the corner-posts and nailed the laths on the sides, top, and one end. The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work\|Mary Rogers Miller Then in these blocks holes were drilled which were carried clear through the scantling. The Scientific American Boy\|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond In reality it consisted of three stout planks braced together underneath, and resting on scantling supports. William Adolphus Turnpike\|William Banks British Dictionary definitions for scantling scantling / (ˈskæntlɪŋ) / noun a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section the dimensions of a piece of building material or the structural parts of a ship, esp those in cross section a building stone, esp one that is more than 6 feet in length a small quantity or amount Word Origin for scantling C16: changed (through influence of scant and -ling 1) from earlier scantillon, a carpenter's gauge, from Old Norman French escantillon, ultimately from Latin scandere to climb; see scan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scantling girder, scaffolding, joist, shaft, pillar, pole, plank, timber, piling, sill, strip, bail, bolster, stanchion, prop, trestle, pile, boom, stud, spar
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scantling

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British Dictionary definitions for scantling

noun

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