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What is a stringpiece?

What is a stringpiece? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (architecture) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.
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He stepped onto a stringpiece to investigate and, losing his footing on the ice-coated surface, fell into the water.
We run alongside the wharf just as Booth Hank climbed over the stringpiece.
This pretty much only leaves the narrow area along the dock's stringpiece where smoking is now allowed.
Doubtless that was the time the Bradys saw him bending over the stringpiece.
He clambered over the stringpiece, right at the heels of his impatient but grateful passenger.
By the time Captain Briggs, followed by the faithful Ruddy, reached the stringpiece of the wharf, the schooner was already close.

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