Ashlering

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ashlaring \Ash"lar*ing\, Ashlering \Ash"ler*ing\, n.
     1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.
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     2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a
        case to the body of the wall. --Brande & C.


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     3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams
        and rafters in garrets. See {Ashlar}, 2.
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