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abreuvoir

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abreuvoir [ab·rü′vwär]
(civil engineering)
A space between stones in masonry to be filled with mortar.

abreuvoir
In masonry, a joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar or cement.


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The greenish area in the foreground was rather a masonry abreuvoir, or giant manger, for animals to drink from.
 
 
 
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