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scantling

synonyms for scantling

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It lay, tongued and grooved, with the scantling for fixing it, just where the timber merchant's men had deposited it—on the floor.

Mayo saw that it was a long strip of scantling, undoubtedly from the deckload that the Polly had jettisoned when she was tripped.

Mr. Speed boosted Mayo and the young man attached the cloth to the scantling and flung their banner to the breeze.

I saw the slates at the foot of the weathercock, that they were thinly edged and of light scantling.

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I found a hiding place in a pile of boards or scantling, where I kept concealed during that day.

The scantling of the hatch-cover that secured them was of unusual thickness.

Every now and then the heavy cars would run off the rails, which were of scantling, worn and frayed by friction.

THE TRAIL OF '98ROBERT W. SERVICE

Boys stood ready, however, with short pieces of scantling to place upright beneath the bent; and the men had time to breathe.

THE CHAINBEARERJ. FENIMORE COOPER

The Commandant took the tools from him and easily pried open the lid, for the scantling was light, almost flimsy.

MAJOR VIGOUREUXA. T. QUILLER-COUCH

Bailey went out to the front of the shanty to look at the lantern he had set up on a scantling.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985