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Word: Scantling
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (denoting prescribed size, or a set of standard dimensions): alteration of obsolete scantillon (from Old French escantillon ‘sample’), by association with the suffix -ling
ˈskantlɪŋ
a timber beam of small cross section.
Short Definition:timber beam of small cross section
a set of standard dimensions for parts of a structure, especially in shipbuilding.
Short Definition:set of standard dimensions for parts of structure
a specimen, sample, or small amount of something.
Short Definition:specimen, sample, or small amount of something
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