ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: tuck (II)
: to finish (the mortar joints between bricks or stones) with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar
• tuck-pointer ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: tuck (II)
: to finish (the mortar joints between bricks or stones) with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar
• tuck-pointer ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012