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stanchion(noun, foundation, beam, brace, shaft)
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2
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1
axle(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
1
bail(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
1
bolster(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
1
boom(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
1
bracket(noun, foundation, brace, prop, scaffold)
1
buttress(noun, foundation, brace, prop, scaffold)
1
column(noun, foundation, beam, brace, shaft)
1
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crosspiece(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
1
crosstie(noun, beam)
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1
framework
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fulcrum(noun, foundation, brace, prop, scaffold)
1
gist
1
glow(noun, shaft, timber, rafter, girder)
1
jamb(noun, beam, shaft, pole, pillar)
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