Hasling-Pieces
Upright pieces of wood fixed from the floor to the roof in an attic, to form the sides of a room, and to which the laths and plaster are attached.
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Upright pieces of wood fixed from the floor to the roof in an attic, to form the sides of a room, and to which the laths and plaster are attached.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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