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 purlin

Derived terms

back through purlin butt purlin clasped purlin clasped through purlin common purlin principal purlin purlin plate staggared butt purlin tenoned butt purlin threaded butt purlin through purlin trenched through purlin

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, f

Alternative forms

purline

Etymology

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

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