Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pricking-up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: prick-ing-up
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths; a scratch coat. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the First Coat, in plastering of two coat work, is denominated laying when on lath, and rendering when on brick; in three coat work upon lath it is denominated pricking up, and upon brick roughing in"

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pricking-up mean?: The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths; a scratch coat. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat.

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