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Definition: ABREUVOIR

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Abreuvoir" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Abreuvoir \A`breu`voir"\, noun. [French expression, watering place.]. (references)


Extended Definition: ABREUVOIR

Abreuvoir

In masonry, an abreuvoir (French, watering place, trough) is a joint or interstice between two stones, to be filled with mortar.

References

  • This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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Translations: ABREUVOIR

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Spanish junta de mortero (abreuvoir), juntas (join, assemblies, couplings, joints, lippings). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, abreuvoir. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ABREUVOIR

Language Translations for “abreuvoir” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin abreuvoirway (abreuvoir). Additional references: Pig Latin, abreuvoir. (volunteer)
Terran B juntas (abreuvoir, lippings). Additional references: Terran B, abreuvoir. (volunteer)
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