sconcheon

noun

scon·cheon | \ ˈskänchən\

variants: or scuncheon \ ˈskən- \

plural -s

Definition of sconcheon

: the part of the side of an opening from the back of the reveal to the inside face of the wall usually forming in the masonry a rabbet in which the wooden frame is set

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