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noun

a face brick for bonding to a concrete lintel poured in place, having a section like a right triangle.

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The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
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Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.
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Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.
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