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batted work

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: batted work
(′bad·əd ′wərk)

(engineering) A hand-dressed stone surface scored from top to bottom in narrow parallel strokes (usually 8-10 per inch or 20-25 per centimeter) by use of a batting tool.


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A hand-dressed stone surface scored from top to bottom in narrow parallel strokes, (usually 8 to 10 per inch) (20 to 25 per centimeter), by use of a batting tool. The strokes may be vertical or oblique.


 
 

 

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