Fiber is also known as roughage. It is the indigestible part of plant foods that pushes through our digestive system, absorbing water along the way and easing bowel movements. The word fiber (North American) can also be spelled fibre (British).
1. the hock of an animal, esp. of a horse. 2. Also called gamâ²brel stick`. a wood or metal device for suspending a slaughtered animal. hockshin, gambrel - The underside of the thigh is the hockshin or gambrel.
A standard measurement stick is a straight, stiff, unbendable stick (metal) that is equipped with a bulls eye, plumb bob or a spirit level to make sure that the standard is perpendicular to the ground and that the cross piece or arm is parallel with the ground surface.