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skewback

[ skyoo-bak ]
/ ˈskyuˌbæk /
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noun Architecture.
a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.
a stone, course of masonry, or the like, presenting such a surface.
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Origin of skewback

First recorded in 1695–1705; skew + back1

OTHER WORDS FROM skewback

skewbacked, adjective

Words nearby skewback

skete, skeuomorph, skeuomorphism, skew, skew arch, skewback, skewbald, skewed, skewer, skewerwood, skew field
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British Dictionary definitions for skewback

skewback
/ (ˈskjuːˌbæk) /
noun
the sloping surface on both sides of a segmental arch that takes the thrust
one or more stones that provide such a surface

Derived forms of skewback

skewbacked, adjective
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