hick-jointadj.
Masonry.
See quot. 1842.
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tenon and mortise1610
mortise and tenon1631
meeting1663
rustic1728
white joint1758
ground-joint1793
flat joint1825
hick-joint1842
perpend1867
struck joint1876
tuck-joint1879
1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 985 Hick-joint Pointing, that species of pointing in which, after the joints are raked out, a portion of superior mortar is inserted between the courses, and made perfectly smooth with the surface.
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adj.1842