toothing
Brickwork awaiting extension
Toothing refers to bricks or stones left projecting from a wall so that future construction can be bonded to it, creating a strong connection between old and new masonry.
The term also describes the process of creating such projections, or the interlocking pattern they form.
In woodworking and machinery, toothing can refer to the arrangement of teeth on a gear, saw blade, or similar tool.
The toothing on the old wall showed where an addition had been planned but never built.
Fired clay building unit
- bondBinding tie or connection
- interlockJoin by overlapping
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- wallVertical enclosing structure
joint · projection · keying · brickwork · coursing · construction · building · stonework
Unverified viral story
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- tall taleWildly exaggerated story
rumor · debunked · prank · media frenzy · BBC · tabloid · moral panic · apocryphal
brick
Fired clay building unit
wall · joint · projection · keying · brickwork · coursing · construction · building · stonework · header
urban legend
Unverified viral story
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
tall tale · rumor · debunked · prank · media frenzy · BBC · tabloid · moral panic · apocryphal · spurious
tooth, teeth, toothed, toothbrush, toothache, toothpick, toothless, toothpaste, toothy