What is an offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing called?
scarcement — An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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