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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Joist \Joist\, n. [OE. giste, OF giste, F. g[^i]te, fr gesir to lie, F. g['e]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called according to its position or use {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist}, {trimming joist}, etc See Illust. of {Double-framed floor}, under {Double}, a. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Joist \Joist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joisted}; p. pr & vb n. {Joisting}.] To fit or furnish with joists. --Johnson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: joist n : used to support floors or roofs
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