Perpender

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

  Perpender \Per*pend"er\, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of
     uncertain origin.] (Masonry)
     A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both
     sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also
     {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent stone}.
     [1913 Webster]