Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raising piece

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
rais-ing -piece
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.

Etymology

From earlier reason piece, from Middle English reson pece, rasewepece (“wall plate”), equivalent to reason + piece.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

raising pieces (plural) reason piece (alternative)

Questions

What does raising piece mean?
A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.
Where does raising piece come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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