tuck-point
verb
tuck-pointed; tuck-pointing; tuck-points
: to finish (the mortar joints between bricks or stones) with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar
Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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“Tuck-point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuck-point. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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