A block of wood having a natural angular shape or one cut to a bracket shape and used to fasten and strengthen the corners of deck openings and the intersections of timbers, and to connect deck beams to the frames of wood vessels. The term is also applied to the ends of steel deck beams that are split, having one leg turned down and a piece of plate fitted between the split portion, thus forming a bracket or knee.
Isiqobo somthi esineembombo zesakheko esidaliweyo okanye ukusikwa kanye kwisakheko sesibiyeli nokusetyenziselwa ukubopha nokomeleza iikona ezivulekileyo zomgangatho nokunqamlezana kwamaplanga nokudibanisa umqadi womgangatho kwifreyimu yeenkuni zenqanawe. Igama likwasetyenziswa kwizijungqe zentsimbi zomqadi womgangatho ezicandekileyo, ezinomlenze omye ojijekileyo neceba lecangci elifakwa phakathi kwesahlulo esicandekileyo, ngolo hlobo sense isibiyeli okanye idolo.