slip joint

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noun

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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Origin of slip joint

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby slip joint

slipe, slip flow, slip form, slip gauge, slip hook, slip joint, slip-joint pliers, slipknot, slipnoose, slip of the lip, slip-on

Example sentences from the Web for slip joint

I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Less than a minute into her big break, Slate let slip a highly audible F-bomb instead of the scripted “freaking.”
The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
So my mother begged me to slip into the Rooms, with what was left, and try to get something back.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
What the economist does is to slip out of the difficulty altogether by begging the whole question.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Only then did I own that by hook or by crook—and mostly by crook, I was forced to suspect—they had purposely given me the slip.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It's easy for a prisoner t' slip a note to a friend that happens t' be mountin' guard.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair

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