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SCANTLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scantling mean?
• SCANTLING (noun)
The noun SCANTLING has 1 sense:
1. an upright in house framing
Familiarity information: SCANTLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An upright in house framing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scantling; stud
Hypernyms ("scantling" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Holonyms ("scantling" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
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