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Collar-Beam
In a roof, a horizontal beam framed to and serving to tie a pair of rafters together some distance above the wall-plate level.
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a vertical post extending from a tie-beam or a collar-beam to the apex of a roof, and supporting a ridge-piece.
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See also: Brick, Cross, Shaft, Wall, Lights