lugsill

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/ˈlʌɡˌsɪl/

noun

A window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.

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Meanings

nounlugsill (plural lugsills)

plural lugsills

  1. A window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.

    On all sides of the exterior, lintels of ashlar form belt courses, while lugsills combine to produce string courses.

    2025 March 3, Wikipedia contributors, “C. H. Burroughs House”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Origin

From lug + sill.

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APA

lugsill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugsill

MLA

“lugsill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugsill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lugsill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugsill.

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