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How to pronounce scantling in English?

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Synonyms stud
Type of upright, vertical

Examples of scantling

scantling
Scantling is seen kissing his son and guiding the boy to an open seat.
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Scantling and Taylor are out of camera range for most of the attack.
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Scantling reportedly tried to hurt himself with the hammer following the attack on the subway.
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Scantling was hiding in the bushes so that he couldn't be seen by his imaginary stalkers, Frazier said.
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  • An upright in house framing
  • Scantling is a measurement of prescribed size, dimensions, or cross sectional areas.
  • The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft; A small portion, a scant amount; A small, upright timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square
  • (scantlings) The dimensions of all kinds of timber used in the construction of a vessel.
  • (Scantlings) Dimensions of structural parts, e.g. frames, beams and plates. Classification societies, such as ABS, specify minimum scantlings for various types of service.
  • (Scantlings) Irregular small stuff.
  • A dressed timber of relatively slight width and thickness, or a rolled metal member of similar dimensions, used for support or framing in a vessel. Also, the dimension, in cross section, of a framing member; as derived from a small quantity or amount (scant, gauge).
  • Timber of small rectangular or square cross-section used in construction, such as rafters.