stringpiece

A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.

Noun

  1. A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.

    Synonyms: stringboard string stringer

Origin

From string + piece.

Forms

stringpieces