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hick-joint pointing

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[hik-joint] / ˈhɪkˌdʒɔɪnt /

noun

Masonry.

  1. pointing having raked joints filled flush with the face of the masonry with a finish mortar.

Etymology

Origin of hick-joint pointing

First recorded in 1875–80

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