axed brick
axed brick
[¦akst ¦brik] (engineering)
A brick, shaped with an ax, that has not been trimmed. Also known as rough-axed brick.
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axed brick, rough-axed brick
A brick, shaped with an ax, that has not been trimmed; when laid, the joints for such bricks are thicker than those for gauged brick.
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