Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stringpiece"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stringpiece \String"piece`\, n. (Arch.)
(a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any
piece of construction; esp.:
(b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and
rises of a flight or run of stairs.
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