vloerbalk

Definitions of vloerbalk
  1. noun
    a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
    synonyms: legger, map, opbergmap, vijl
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    vlakvijl
    a file with two flat surfaces
    houtrasp, rasp, raspvijl
    a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
    kurkvijl
    a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat
    kurkvijl
    a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes
    type of:
    handgereedschap
    a tool used with workers' hands
  2. noun
    beam used to support floors or roofs
    synonyms: legger, schoor, steunbalk, stutbalk
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    trimmer
    joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
    type of:
    balk, bint, weversboom
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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