course of raking bricks

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• raking course — noun : a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall to strengthen it * * * a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond. [1875 80] …   Useful english dictionary

• Raking course — Rake Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft. [1913 Webster] {Raking course} (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• barge course — noun Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a part of the tiling on the sloping edges of a gable roof usually projecting beyond the principal rafters or the bargeboards 2. : the course of bricks laid on edge to form the coping of a wall * * * 1. tiling… …   Useful english dictionary

• barge course — 1. tiling on a gable roof beyond the exterior surface of the gable wall. 2. the tiles or slates placed on and projecting over the raking edges of a gable roof. 3. a coping of bricks set on edge, arranged transversely. [1660 70; see BARGEBOARD] *… …   Universalium

• bond — bond1 bondable, adj. bondability, n. bonder, n. bondless, adj. /bond/, n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament …   Universalium

• Bond — /bond/, n. 1. Carrie (nee Jacobs), 1862 1946, U.S. songwriter and author. 2. Julian, born 1940, U.S. civil rights leader and politician. * * * I In construction, the systematic arrangement of bricks or other building units (e.g., concrete blocks …   Universalium

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• Rake — Rake, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft. [1913 Webster] {Raking course} (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen it. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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