Purlin Definition

pʉrlin
noun
A horizontal timber supporting the rafters of a roof.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Purlin

Noun

Singular:
purlin
Plural:
purlins

Origin of Purlin

  • Information on the origin of the term is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from the 15th century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". All other sources referenced Middle English or 15th Century English.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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