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[dʒɔɪst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling
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Origin
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late Middle English giste, from Old French, ‘beam supporting a bridge’, based on Latin jacere ‘lie down’
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