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Drywall (or gypsum wallboard (gwb), sheet rock or plasterboard)
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Wall board or gypsum- a manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin cardboard. usually 1/2" thick and 4' x 8' or 4' x 12' in size. the panels are nailed or screwed onto the framing and the joints are taped and covered with a '
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Manufactured, английский
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Jumpers, английский
- Water pipe installed in a water meter pit (before the water meter is installed), or electric wire that is installed in the electric house panel meter socket before the meter is installed. this is sometimes illegal.
- The short external duck-frock worn by sail-makers, artificers, riggers, &c., to preserve the clothing beneath.
- Multi-core cables used to provide electrical connections between railway vehicles. presumably they allowed the electricity to "jump" between coaches. the term is also used as a slang for persons who jump in front of moving trains to commit suicide.
Balusters, английский
- Vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and bottom rail or the stair treads. sometimes referred to as 'pickets' or 'spindles'.
- The ornamental pillars or pilasters of the balcony or galleries in the sterns of ships, dividing the ward-room deck from the one above.
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