purlin noun.
['pǝ:lɪn] Also
purline.
LME.[Anglo-Latin perlio(n-), perh. from Latin per through + stem of ligare bind: cf. French lien tie in carpentry.]A horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on principals and supporting the common rafters or boards of the roof.
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