A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
to cover or line with laths
A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.
To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate.
To scrape as if with a razor.
To demolish; to level to the ground.