Fulciment (noun) (archaic)
ful-si-ment
Prop. An item designed to prop something else up.
Latin fulcimentum, from fulcire to prop + -mentum -ment
Example sentences
“The fulciments had rotted, leaving the bay window at risk of collapse.”
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