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ledger board

 
Dictionary: ledger board

n.
  1. The top railing of a fence or balustrade.
  2. A narrow horizontal board attached to a row of studs to support the ends of floor or ceiling joists. Also called ribbon.

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1. A ribbon strip.
2. One of a number of horizontal boards, joined by vertical supports, as in a fence.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: top rail of a fence or balustrade


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
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