Definition of Joisting

1. Verb. (present participle of joist) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Joisting

1. joist [v] - See also: joist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Joisting

joints of superior limb girdle
jointure
jointured
jointureless
jointures
jointuress
jointuresses
jointuring
jointweed
jointweeds
jointworm
jointworms
joist
joisted
joisting (current term)
joistless
joistlike
joists
jojoba
jojoba ester
jojoba esters
jojobas
joke book
joke books
joke shop
joke shops

Literary usage of Joisting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Iron edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1849)
"We now proceed to determine expres- " i — "a «ions for the cost of the roof and joisting. hence (3) and (4) give the value of the constants in (2). ..."

2. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1842)
"It may be proper here to observe, in this explanation, that any row or compartment or joisting to which the flooring boards are attached, ..."

3. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1845)
"It may be proper here to observe, in this explanation, that any row or compartment or joisting to which the flooring boards are attached, ..."

4. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1832)
"It would answer equally for roofing and joisting ; but for these uses some of the less valuable kinds arc sufficient. Spanish chestnut may be applied to the ..."

5. American Architect and Building News (1903)
"(well protected) should be used to carry wood flooring and joisting, which latter ... the joisting at the different floors running through them, ..."

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