rejoist

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verb

To replace the joists of.

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Meanings

verbrejoist (third-person singular simple present rejoists, present participle rejoisting, simple past and past participle rejoisted)

present singular third person rejoists · participle present rejoisting · participle past rejoisted · past rejoisted

  1. transitiveTo replace the joists of.

    First, I replaced the old roof completely, removing the shingles and rejoisting the framework.

    1976, Old-House Journal, volume 4, number 8, page 2

Origin

From re- + joist.

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APA

rejoist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejoist

MLA

“rejoist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejoist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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