How to pronounce “birdsmouth”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (carpentry) A notch cut into the underside of a rafter to ensure that it does not move when resting on the wall plate running across the top of a wall; a similar notch in other timber components.
• [Verb]
• (carpentry) To cut a birdsmouth into a rafter or similar timber component.

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