hoopstick

noun2

1. •
   A stick used for rolling a child's play hoop.
2. •
   A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.

   • The floor is of 2⅜-in. boards, and the roof of ⅞-in. boards covered with roofing canvas is laid on hardwood hoopsticks bolted to the steel carlines. — 1952