transitive. To join (a roof edge) to the gable wall of an adjoining building by means of a raggle or groove.

Building. transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To fill in the joints or interstices of (a wall) with a mortar of small stones or chips of stone, shells…

transitive. Architecture. To make rustic in appearance or style; esp. to roughen (the surface of masonry, etc.). Cf. rustic, adj. 3a. Also intrans…

transitive. Building. To fill up the central space within (a piece of masonry or other structure) with rubble, concrete, etc. Formerly also with †in.

transitive. To work or shape with a tool; spec. to smooth the surface of a building stone with the chisels called ‘tools’: cf. quot. 1842 at tool, n.…

Masonry. To pare stone irregularly with a broad chisel and mallet.

transitive to smooth the surface of (stone) by tapping with a mason's axe; usually in passive.

transitive. To face with ashlar; cf. ashlar, n. 3.

transitive. To provide (a structure) with a foundation of stones (loose or cemented in place); (also) to cover with a deposit of such stones, esp…

Masonry. To work the face of (a stone) in such a manner as to produce a sort of fluted surface (Ogilvie 1850).

To cut furrows in (stone).

(See quot. 1875 and cf. raggle, v.)

To strike or dress with the bush-hammer.

(transitive) to bind or fasten (a wall, etc.) with a solid piece of material that passes from one side to the other (cf. throughband, adj. n.).