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
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 purlinTranslations
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
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