2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [F. sommier a rafter, the same word as sommier a beast of burden. See {Sumpter}.] (Arch.) A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a) The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault. (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a wall to a girder. Called also {summertree}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Summertree \Sum"mer*tree`\, n. [Summer a beam + tree.] (Arch.) A summer. See 2d {Summer}. [1913 Webster]
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