pitching piece

noun

The horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.

Meanings

nounpitching piece (plural pitching pieces)

plural pitching pieces

  1. businessThe horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
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