The story
- Middle English · inherited fromreson pece
- English todayraising piece
From earlier reason piece, from Middle English reson pece, rasewepece (“wall plate”), equivalent to reason + piece.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
raising piece
Today it means: A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams. Full definition →
Middle English reson pece