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dwang Sc.|dwæŋ|
[cf. Du. dwang force, compulsion, constraint, f. dwingen to force.]
1842–76Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss, Dwang, a term used in Scotland to denote the short pieces of timber employed in strutting a floor.
For Sc. read ‘Sc. and N.Z.’ and add def.: A short, horizontal piece of timber inserted as a reinforcement between joists, struts, and the like. (Earlier and later examples.)
1497Accts. Ld. High Treas. Scotl. (Scottish Rec. Soc.) (1877) I. 378 For tymmyr, to be intymmyr and dwangis to hir mast. 1645Rec. Burgh Aberdeen (Scottish Burgh Rec. Soc.) (1872) 47 Ane dwang with ane houfe vnder the stair doore. 1851H. Stephens Bk. Farm (ed. 2) II. 535/2 Of joisting, 10 inches by 2½ inches..price to include for dwangs and wall plates, at 3s. 9d. 1911Glasgow Herald 29 Aug. 6/8 Ye were puttin up a four an' a half standard partition wi' transverse dwangs an a yellow pine runner! 1932Spons' Pract. Builders' Pocket Bk. 390 Dwang, solid bridging or herring-bone strutting to joists. 1966G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. Austral. & N.Z. viii. 178 The Scottish word dwang for a strut between studs seems to be used generally as a builder's term in New Zealand, but, oddly enough, a builder told me it is not used in Otago, where dwanging is called nogging. 1972Gloss. Terms Timber (B.S.I.) 35 Dwang, a member fixed between joists, struts or other members to give rigidity or to provide a fastening. |
