Associations to the word «Crosspiece»

Wiktionary

CROSSPIECE, noun. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
CROSSPIECE, noun. (nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.

Dictionary definition

CROSSPIECE, noun. A horizontal beam that extends across something.
CROSSPIECE, noun. A transverse brace.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats