cant strip

(′kant ′strip)

(building construction) A strip placed along the angle between a wall and a roof so that the roofing will not bend sharply. A strip placed under the edge of the lowest row of tiles on a roof to give them the same slope as the other tiles.

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1.A beveled strip of wood or other material used esp. under built-up roofing where

cant strip, 1

the roofing turns up, providing a gradual transition; used to prevent the cracking of roofing applied over it; as arris fillet.
2. A tilting fillet; a doubling piece.
3. A cant board.

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