Defn: A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
5. (Carp.)
Defn: A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
STRINGHALT
String"halt`, n. (Far.)
Defn: An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written also springhalt.]
STRINGINESS
String"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being stringy.
STRINGLESS
String"less, a.
Defn: Having no strings.
His tongue is now a stringless instrument. Shak.
STRINGPIECE String"piece`, n. (Arch.) (a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.: (b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs.