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Definition of Dwangs
1. dwang [n] - See also: dwang
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwangs
Literary usage of Dwangs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1889)
"... and the rows of dwangs or keys are usually nailed between the joists. The lines
of strut« or keys should be at intervals of about 7 feet. ..."
2. Estimating Frame and Brick Houses: Barns, Stables, Factories and Outbuildings by Fred T. Hodgson (1910)
"The standards, runners and dwangs of framed partitions should be measured per
lineal foot. The rafters, purlins, hip rafters and valley gutters should be ..."
3. Builders' Reliable Estimator and Contractors' Guide: A Complete Guide for by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1917)
"... is often placed 18' to centers and cross-keyed dwangs are placed between them
to give strength to the joists over the width of area which they have to ..."
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