SCANTLING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An upright in house framing

Synonyms:

scantling; stud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scantling" is a kind of...):

upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)

Holonyms ("scantling" is a part of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

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