Search Result for "raking course":


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rake \Rake\, v. i.
   To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes
   aft.
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   Raking course (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid
      diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to
      strengthen it.
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