SKEWBACK


Meaning of SKEWBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskyü-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: 1703

: a course of masonry, a stone, or an iron plate having an inclined face against which the voussoirs of an arch abut

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.