scantling
noun
- a small quantity or amount
- dimensions of building material
- a small beam or timber, esp. one of small cross section, as a two-by-four
- a small, upright timber, as in the frame of a structure
See scantling in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(skăntˈlĭng, -lĭn)
noun- A very small amount; a modicum.
- A small timber used in construction.
- The dimensions of a building material, especially the width and thickness of a timber.
- Nautical The dimensions of the structural parts of a vessel. Often used in the plural.
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