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Furrings. Short pieces attached to the feet of rafters of a roof 

 for carrying the eaves beyond the line of the wall. 



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Gable. The top of a wall that conforms to the slope of the 

 roof covering or abutting against it ; consequent terms are 

 " Gabled-roof," and, in the instance of a house-end so finished, 

 " Gable-end." 



Gambo. A local term in Mid-Wales and district for a two- 

 wheeled vehicle, with a stiff axle and stiff body without 

 sides. Used almost entirely for carting pitprops sawn to 

 length. 



Gang. A body or batch of men, engaged on time or piece-work 

 to load or unload cargoes of wood, etc., or to store, yard or 

 warehouse the goods. 



Gang-board. The board or way for the rowers to pass from 

 stem to stern, and where the mast was laid when it was 

 unshipped. 



Gang Mill. The American name for a log frame. 



Ganger. The appointed or nominated head or foreman of a 

 gang, when, in clearly defined association with a ship or 

 ships loading or unloading cargo ; he may be variant ly 

 known as a " Stevedore " (which see). 



Gang-plank. Usually a plank not Jess than 11 in. broad, on 

 which gangers and members of their gangs run or carry deals, 

 boards, etc., when piling goods in docks or timber yards. 



Gangway. (1) An alley or way in a timber yard between the 

 piles of deals, etc., so called from being the runs of the gangs 

 in yarding or piling the yarded stocks. (2) The board with 

 cleats or bars of wood by which passengers walk into or 

 out of a ship or steamer. 



Gantry. A sort of raised tramway working on rails laid along 

 the top of two parallel beams supported on two rows of 

 standards. 



Gauge. (1) The thickness of a saw blade. (2) Any instrument to 

 measure the thickness or dimensions of an object to a 

 standard size, such as the size of timber, the thickness of, 

 a saw etc. 



Gean. Another name for the Wild Cherry. See " Cherry." 





