tiebar

English

Etymology

From tie +‎ bar.

Noun

tiebar (plural tiebars)

1. A flat bar used as a tie in construction work.
   • 1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18:

     The scheme for strengthening comprised, in the first place, the provision of tiebars between all piers to reduce the spread under loading at arch springing level. These tiebars were made of old rails placed immediately below springing level, between the tops of the piers, throughout the spans, and with a positive fan fix into each abutment.

2. (typography) Synonym of tie (“the symbol ⁀”)

References

• “tiebar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• baiter, barite, rebait, terbia