fishplate: Meaning and Definition of

fish•plate

Pronunciation: (fish'plāt"), [key]
— n.
  1. a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
  2. a joint bar.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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