Tuck pointing

·add. ·- The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.

Pointing
·noun The act or art of punctuating; punctuation. II. Pointing ·noun The act of <<Sharpening>>. II...

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pointing
The operation of unlaying and tapering the end of a rope, and weaving some of its yarns about the di...

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Tuck
·noun A pull; a lugging. II. Tuck ·noun The beat of a drum. III. Tuck ·vt To full, as cloth. IV. ...

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to tuck
To gather into a narrow compass; to crush together; to hinder from spreading.--Johnson. In the Unit...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
tuck
The after-part of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom plank...

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Tuck-net
·noun ·see <<Tuck>>, ·noun, 2. ...

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john tuck
The galley corruption of chantuck, or jantook, a Chinese viceroy, specially meaning the viceroy of C...

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square tuck
The after-part of a ship's bottom, when terminated in the same direction up and down as the wing-tra...

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