He's removing a crosspiece that broke underneath the dock. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
A white crow perched on the crosspiece, apparently sleeping. From Wordnik.com. [She Is The Darkness]
The marks of each hammer blow were plain on both hilt and crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Labyrinth]
"Damnit," she snarled, hitting her little fist into the fence crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [The End Is Coming]
The crosspiece was no match for Valtresca's keen, expertly tempered steel. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Hunter]
Snatching up a stake close by he jammed it in between floor and crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Nefer's arrow dropped over the crosspiece of the scaffold, too long and high. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock]
Those had been removed, as well as the crosspiece and the brace which held them in place. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island] Reference
Each time a crosspiece was finished, we'd move farther down the dock, deeper into the water. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Suddenly, his standard toppled over, apparently breaking off a handspan from its crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [Myth Conceptions]
High Table itself formed a crosspiece at the top, and was raised about a foot above the rest. From Wordnik.com. [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]
On top of the gruesome structure was a shield stuck to the crosspiece with a broken swordblade. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons of Autumn Twilight]
To this crosspiece are fastened three stout cords, their other ends being attached to the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
The backbone was cut to a length of 10 feet, and a 5-foot link was sawed off for the crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
The shanks at the top of the forks were firmly driven into holes in the crosspiece near the ends. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
The sheet-tender likewise ballasted the boat by lying out on one or the other end of the crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
The crosspiece was set on edge, but a notch was cut in it about 1 inch deep to receive the backbone. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
Zola turned the straight-backed chair around and straddled it, his forearms resting on the crosspiece. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
The sign dangling by two chains from the crosspiece of a wooden post declared, simply, "Valley View -- 1808.". From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
“Then you were wrong,” said Caesar, taking the bolts from him and beginning to fasten crosspiece to tree. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
The crosspiece consisted of the two transepts which stuck out to the north and south either side of the altar. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
The hilt and crosspiece were forged of iron that appeared to have been beaten into shape while it was cooling. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Labyrinth]
They were inflated pigs 'bladders, each suspended on the crosspiece of the scaffold by a length of flax twine. From Wordnik.com. [Warlock]
His weight carried him down the shaft of the lance till he hung up on the crosspiece that supports the standard. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Games]
Ruha breathed a sigh of relief, then braced her hands against the timber crosspiece and tried to stop trembling. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
The bent-nail demon of his toy sword had been one of those that had held the crosspiece; he felt certain of that. From Wordnik.com. [Nightside The Long Sun]
The crosspiece was notched at each side so that the nuts and washers on the eye bolts would have a square seating. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
I followed him to the balcony and took one of the chairs, propping my feet on the lower crosspiece of the railing. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
A stake driven into the earth, with a crosspiece that swivelled when the wind blew, giving the effect of animation. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
A spring, M, which counteracts the pressure, is arranged between the crosspiece, G, and the bottom of the reservoir. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881] Reference
On his back was strapped a huge sword, the blade slightly curving and with no crosspiece separating hilt from blade. From Wordnik.com. [Ascendance]
The frame's crosspiece extrusion was angled so that if bullets hit it, the rounds would be deflected into the ground. From Wordnik.com. [State Of War]
In and out through the open woodwork was woven a crimson cord which was secured at each side to the crosspiece below. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of the Abbey Grange.] Reference
The hilt, in the shape of the hand, rested on his hand, the thumb-shaped crosspiece running parallel to his own thumb. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Chaos]
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