mudsill
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Cut a third 2 x 8 mudsill to fit along the tops of the center row of foundation blocks. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style," 19 Apr. 2017 Set the mudsills on top of the blocks running across the front and rear of the shed. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style," 19 Apr. 2017 Next, form each front and rear band joist by nailing a 2 x 6 to a 2 x 8 mudsill. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style," 19 Apr. 2017 Crackers and squatters, rednecks and hillbillies, sandhillers and mudsills, clay eaters and hoe wielders: America has developed a rich vocabulary to describe one part of its permanent underclass. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "Review: ‘White Trash’ Ruminates on an American Underclass," 21 June 2016 Cut a third 2 x 8 mudsill to fit along the tops of the center row of foundation blocks. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Build a Shed, Colonial-Style," 19 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mudsill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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