Definitions For Purlin
Noun
PURLIN (plural PURLINs) A longitudinal structural member bridge#verb, bridging two or more rafter, rafters of a roof.Hyponyms
longitudinal structural member of a roof purlin plate, principal purlin, common purlinDerived terms
{{der-top3}} back through purlin butt purlin clasped purlin clasped through purlin {{der-mid3}} common purlin principal purlin purlin plate staggared butt purlin {{der-mid3}} tenoned butt purlin threaded butt purlin through purlin trenched through purlin {{der-bottom}}Translations
Catalan: corretja, f Danish: ås, c Finnish: kitapuu French: panne, f Galician: carreira, f German: Pfette, f Hawaiian: ʻaho Irish: taobhán, m Korean: 도리 Malay: kasau lintang, gulung-gulung Maori: kaho Polish: płatew, m Spanish: correa, f Thai: แป Welsh: tulath, f, trawslath, fAlternative forms
purlineEtymology
Information on the origin of the term is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English.Is Purlin a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
12
The word Purlin is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends