torsel: Meaning and Definition of

tor•sel

Pronunciation: (tôr'sul), [key]
— n. Building Trades.
  1. a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
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