Glossary

ashlaring

1. Ashlars, collectively. 2. In garrets, the short wood upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters, to which wall […]

Glossary

ashlar

1. Squared building stone. 2. Ashlar masonry. 3. A vertical stud between the floor beams and rafters of a garret.

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ash house

In colonial America, a small dependency for storing ashes that were used primarily for making soap.

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ash dump

An opening in the floor of a fireplace or firebox through which ashes are swept to an ashpit below.

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ash

A hard, strong, straight-grained hardwood of the eastern US having good shock resistance and bending qualities; used as flooring, trim,

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