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Shiner =
Brick set on the face side with the large or bed
side facing out.
Shoved joint =
Joint made by shoving end of one brick against
another in the mortar bed.
Sill - sill course =
1.
Bottom of a window or door
frame.
2.
A
stringcourse
set
at
windowsill level; commonly
differentiated from the wall by
its greater projection, its
finish, or its thickness.
Skew - skewback =
1.
To twist back or lean;
to incline.
2.
Inclined surface at end
of arch where arch joins
the supporting wall.
Slack to the line =
Masonry units set too far back from the
guideline.
Slaking =
Adding water to hydrate lime.
Slaked lime =
Quicklime with water added.
Slump test =
A slump test measures how easy a concrete mix
will be to work
with. The figure below shows