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English → English (gcide) Definition: Straining piece Straining \Strain"ing\, a. & n. from Strain. [1913 Webster] Straining piece (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post. [1913 Webster]