- Roughstrings
- Roughstrings Rough"strings`, n. pl. (Capr.) Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden stair for their support. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
face string — noun : the outermost string of a stair often of superior material and separate from the roughstrings which in a wooden stair it conceals … Useful english dictionary