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tuck-point

[tuhk-point]
–verb (used with object)
to finish (masonry) with tuck pointing.

Origin:
1880–85
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tuck-point   (tŭk'point')
tr.v.   tuck-point·ed, tuck-point·ing, tuck-points
To point (grooved mortar joints) with a thin ridge of fine lime mortar or putty.
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