释义 |
buckstay \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun also buckstave \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ (-s) Etymology: buck (I) (steel support) + stay or stave : either of two connected girders used one on each side of the masonry structure of a furnace or flue to take the thrust of an arch; also : any girder similarly used as a stay |