rubble workn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌbl wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈrəb(ə)l ˌwərk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubble n., work n.

Etymology: < rubble n. + work n.

Masonry made of rubble or undressed stones. Also: fragments of stone mixed with mortar and used to fill in the spaces between dressed stones or bricks in building work.

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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > stonework or masonry > types of

ashlar-work1398

rough wall1398

keying1483

corbelling1548

rustic1610

channel1611

rustic work1615

ledge1624

coffer-work1668

rubble work1675

canal1723

rockwork1755

ashlaring1758

rubble1815

ragwork1840

striped work1842

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > small or undressed stones for filling in

pinning1534

rubble1542

rubble work1675

rubble stone1833

hearting1837

spalled rubble1839

hardcore1842

scruff-stone1869

moellon1875

1675 Contract Bk. in Drawings & Models Constr. St. Paul's Cathedral (1939) i. 7 To lay performe and doe a part of the Rubble work of the ffoundations.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening ii. ix. 194 The Bottoms and Valleys,..which interrupt the Level of the Conduit, should be filled up with Rubble-Work, and solid Walls of Masonry, or with Arches and Peers.

1788 T. Pownall Notices & Descr. Antiq. Provincia Romana of Gaul 169 A liquid cement..entered into every interstice of the rubble-work.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 309 The core of the rubble-work of the Grecian walls is impenetrable to a tool.

1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant 133 The roof..is supported by four square modern piers of plastered brick or rubble work.

1880 St. Nicholas Apr. 462/2 A little sepulcher, empty and broken, with a slab set into the rubble-work wall below it.

1919 F. Douglas tr. V. B. Ibáñez Dead Command iii. ii. 275 The irregularities of the rubble-work, the deep, stair-like sockets left by the stones when they had fallen loose from the mortar.

1971 F. E. Winter Greek Fortifications 84/2 Out of the essentially structural character of rubble-work, styles with a greater aesthetic emphasis was developed.

2008 R. Hunt & M. Suhr Old House Handbk. iv. 54/1 Much rubble work was originally finished either with limewash, roughcast or smooth render.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubble work
释义	rubble workn. Brit. /ˈrʌbl wəːk/, U.S. /ˈrəb(ə)l ˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rubble n., work n. Etymology: < rubble n. + work n. Masonry made of rubble or undressed stones. Also: fragments of stone mixed with mortar and used to fill in the spaces between dressed stones or bricks in building work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > stonework or masonry > types of ashlar-work1398 rough wall1398 keying1483 corbelling1548 rustic1610 channel1611 rustic work1615 ledge1624 coffer-work1668 rubble work1675 canal1723 rockwork1755 ashlaring1758 rubble1815 ragwork1840 striped work1842 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > building stone > small or undressed stones for filling in pinning1534 rubble1542 rubble work1675 rubble stone1833 hearting1837 spalled rubble1839 hardcore1842 scruff-stone1869 moellon1875 1675 Contract Bk. in Drawings & Models Constr. St. Paul's Cathedral (1939) i. 7 To lay performe and doe a part of the Rubble work of the ffoundations. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening ii. ix. 194 The Bottoms and Valleys,..which interrupt the Level of the Conduit, should be filled up with Rubble-Work, and solid Walls of Masonry, or with Arches and Peers. 1788 T. Pownall Notices & Descr. Antiq. Provincia Romana of Gaul 169 A liquid cement..entered into every interstice of the rubble-work. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 309 The core of the rubble-work of the Grecian walls is impenetrable to a tool. 1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant 133 The roof..is supported by four square modern piers of plastered brick or rubble work. 1880 St. Nicholas Apr. 462/2 A little sepulcher, empty and broken, with a slab set into the rubble-work wall below it. 1919 F. Douglas tr. V. B. Ibáñez Dead Command iii. ii. 275 The irregularities of the rubble-work, the deep, stair-like sockets left by the stones when they had fallen loose from the mortar. 1971 F. E. Winter Greek Fortifications 84/2 Out of the essentially structural character of rubble-work, styles with a greater aesthetic emphasis was developed. 2008 R. Hunt & M. Suhr Old House Handbk. iv. 54/1 Much rubble work was originally finished either with limewash, roughcast or smooth render. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1675
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