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repoint

British  
/ ˌriːˈpɔɪnt /

verb

  1. (tr) to repair the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Local company Midland Masonry carried out the repairs for free, it finished the majority of the work on Friday and will return to repoint the cracks on Monday.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

The researchers are now seeking partners and funding to design and fully test the full repoint system including the actuators, p-way and interfaces to signaling.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2024

Watch quite a few videos at the BIA website or online to see how professionals repoint mortar.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2022

Through the Deadwood Fund grant program, the barn was awarded $3,437 in matching grant funds to help repoint the mortar on the barn.

From Washington Times Feb. 27, 2017

For two hours nearly he wrote away steadily, rarely changing or erasing a word, stopping only to repoint the lead of his pencil.

From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb

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