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wallplate

noun

Meaning

  1. A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter or joist.
  2. A plate mounted to a wall as a housing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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