birdmouth

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A form of birdsmouth — A notch cut into the underside of a rafter to ensure that it does not move when resting on the wall plate running across the top of a wall; a similar notch in other timber components.

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Meanings

nounbirdmouth (plural birdmouths)

plural birdmouths

  1. alternativeAlternative form of birdsmouth
verbbirdmouth (third-person singular simple present birdmouths, present participle birdmouthing, simple past and past participle birdmouthed)

present singular third person birdmouths · participle present birdmouthing · participle past birdmouthed · past birdmouthed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of birdsmouth
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdmouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdmouth.

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