buckstay
noun
variants: less commonly
buckstave
Definition of buckstay
-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
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Origin and Etymology of buckstay
1buck (steel support) + stay or stave
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