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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In building, a post which stands upright between two principal rafters, and from which proceed struts or braces to the middle of each rafter. Also called kingpost, king's-piece, joggle-piece.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as king-post.

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