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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
joist /dʒɔɪst/

▶noun a length of timber or steel supporting the floor or ceiling of a building.

– derivatives
joisted adjective.

– origin ME giste, from OFr., ‘beam supporting a bridge’, based on L. jacere ‘lie down’.

'joist' also found in these Oxford entries:

RSJ - tassel - trimmer - wall plate

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