tailing down

A form of tail down — To stabilize a corbel by laying back bricks first to stabilize the structure.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tail down
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APA

tailing down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailing%20down

MLA

“tailing down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailing%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tailing down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tailing%20down.

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