Unusual construction terms
This article presents a list of unusual terms that might be encountered in the construction industry. Click on the terms to find their definition.
- Aeolian.
- Avulsion.
- Anastomosed
- Blockhead.
- Brander.
- Bressumer.
- Brunnel.
- Burr.
- Cassie.
- Cat's paw figure.
- Clast.
- Crocket.
- Crotch figure.
- Crown o' the causey.
- Crizzling.
- Cullet.
- Dalle-de-verre.
- Dunnage.
- Dwang.
- Façon de Venise.
- Faience.
- Finial.
- Flitch beam.
- Frit.
- Grandfathering.
- Grog.
- Hoggin.
- Hunky punk.
- Lehr.
- Mundic.
- Moil.
- Nappy.
- Natron.
- Nogging.
- Onigawara.
- Poka-yoke.
- Prunt.
- Punty rod or pontil rod
- Rhyne.
- Rill.
- Ripple figure.
- Riprap.
- Running dog.
- Sharawadgi.
- Sneck.
- Spalting.
- Togher.
- Twitten / Twitting / Ginnel.
- Waney edged.
- Wheeler.
- Whinstone.
- Ziggurat.
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