brick veneer, brick facing
A facing of brick laid against the front side of an exterior wall but not bonded to it; provides a decorative, durable wall […]
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brick trowel
A trowel having a flat, triangleshaped steel blade in an offset handle used to pick up and spread mortar. The narrow end
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bridle joint
In carpentry: 1. A joint formed by two timbers, of which one is hollowed out to receive the end of the other
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Brinell hardness
A measure of resistance of a material to indentation; obtained by use of a machine which presses a standard hard steel
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breast drill
A hand-operated drill having a piece against which the chest is braced to provide additional force.
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brick hammer, bricklayers hammer
A steel tool, one end of which has a flat square surface used as a hammer, for breaking bricks, driving nails, etc.; the
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authority having jurisdiction
A federal, state, local, or other regional department, or an individual such as a fire chief, fire marshal, chief of