A member of a kind of roof truss (a hammer-beam truss), so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.
Timber in the form of small beams and pieces.
A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
Not plentiful; small; scanty.