tuck-point

verb

tuck-pointed; tuck-pointing; tuck-points

transitive verb

: 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

Time Traveler
The first known use of tuck-point was in 1881

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Cite this Entry

“Tuck-point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuck-point. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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