buckstay

noun

variants or less commonly buckstave

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

plural -s

: either of two connected girders used one on each side of the masonry structure of a furnace or flue to take the thrust of an arch

also : any girder similarly used as a stay

Word History

Etymology

buck entry 1 (steel support) + stay or stave

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