What is one of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam called?
flitch — One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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