pointing

(civil engineering) Finishing a mortar joint. Pressing mortar into a raked joint.
(materials) The material (mortar) used in pointing.
(metallurgy) Reducing the diameter and tapering a short length at the end of a rod, wire, or tube. Also known as metal pointing.
(ordnance) The operation of giving the piece a designated elevation and direction.

Fluctuation pertaining to the area where the purulent exudate is eroding through tissues to an external surface. At this point an incision and drainage operation usually is performed.

1. the posture adopted by a horse with one lame limb, lame with a weight-bearing lameness. The toe of the affected limb is rested on the ground in front of its normal position and less weight is taken on it than normal.
2. the posture adopted by a pointer type hunting dog when it detects the presence of a bird—looking straight at the location of the bird, perfectly still with the tail straight out behind and one front limb flexed with the carpus at right angles.
3. the coming to a head or maturation of an abscess.