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Skew, skewput
The term skew has two meanings in the building trades:
1. One slope (pitch) of a roof,
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2. The upper edge of one side of a gable, especially the top, sloping course of an exposed gable head. A skewput is the bottom stone of a skew. In late-18th and early-19th century churches the skewputs are sometimes made with carved scrolls, or simply rounded on their upper faces - scrolled or rolled skewputs. If water is penetrating a gable, it frequently comes from skews where the pointing has worn away.
Related Words Gable, gabled; Pitched roof; Pointing
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