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| bowie knife |
a hunting knife about fifteen inches long that has a single-edged, pointed blade and a crosspiece and is usu. sheathed. |
| sawbuck |
a sawhorse, esp. one whose legs project above the crosspiece. |
| transom |
the structural crosspiece at the stern of a boat. [1/2 definitions] |
| traverse |
a crosspiece or other transverse line, structural member, embankment, or the like. [1/11 definitions] |
| T square |
a T-shaped ruler having a short crosspiece that fits over the edge of a drawing board, used by drafters to draw parallel lines. |
| yoke |
a frame or crosspiece designed to fit a person's shoulders for carrying equal loads at either end. [1/9 definitions] |
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