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Weathered Joint, Weather-Struck Joint

Wythe, With

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Weathered Joint, Weather-Struck Joint
A horizontal masonry joint in which the mortar is sloped outward from the upper edge of the lower brick, so as to shed water readily; formed by pressing the mortar inward at the upper edge of the joint. *

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Wythe, With
Partition dividing two flues in the same chimney stack. *

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* Dictionary of Architecture & Construction, by Cyril M. Harris

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