What is the highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Gwill called?
coping — The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Gwill. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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