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TRIMMER JOIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trimmer joist mean?
• TRIMMER JOIST (noun)
The noun TRIMMER JOIST has 1 sense:
1. joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
Familiarity information: TRIMMER JOIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
trimmer; trimmer joist
Hypernyms ("trimmer joist" is a kind of...):
joist (beam used to support floors or roofs)
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