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Groundsill

Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground + sill.] See Ground plate (a), under Ground

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groundsill

n. 1 (context rare English) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building. 2 The lowest beam of a door-frame; the threshold.