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purline

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Purlin \Pur"lin\, Purline \Pur"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   (Arch.)
   In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the
   principals and supporting the common rafters.
   [1913 Webster]

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