n. 1. Architecture a. A crossbeam. b. A section, as of a ceiling, formed by crossbeams. 2. A wooden frame used to confine a horse being shod. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trabs, trab-; see treb- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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