slip joint

noun

1. a joint made between an older and a newer masonry wall to form a continuous surface, masonry at the end of the newer wall fitting into a vertical groove cut in the end of the older wall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slip joint¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

A sterile metal syringe equipped with a slip joint for the needle is well adapted to this operation.

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A thru single dovetail is similar to a slip-joint except that instead of a tenon there is a dovetail.

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Another thing I like to watch about the bridge is the slip joint exactly in the centre.

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Mr. Martin ran out to the centre to watch the effect on the slip joint, and found that the weight amounted to nothing.

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A stretcher joint is a slip joint in which one or both sides is mitered.

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