tiebeam

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Miss Kitty Cat crept along a tiebeam and hid herself in a pile of odds and ends that somebody had stowed high up under the roof and left there to gather dust and cob-webs.

From The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales by Smith, Harry L.

Apparently one end of a tiebeam rested on the circular column and the other end was embedded in the main wall.

From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram

It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg