BINDING

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

That binds; obligatory. Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring. -- Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in double-framed flooring.

2.
n.

The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.

3.
n.

Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures the edge of cloth from raveling.

4.
n.

The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel.

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