slip joint

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of slip joint

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

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

From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various

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

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

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

From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various