| A | B |
|---|
| backfilling | placing dirt in walk space along foundation |
| bat | broken piece of brick |
| batter | to lean the wall |
| bedjoint | horizontal mortar joint |
| bond | pattern of brick layed in the wall |
| bond beam | lintel poured in place |
| weep holes | exit points for moisture |
| hog in the wall | one extra course on half of the wall |
| burning the joint | striking the joint when the mud is hard |
| cavity wall | brick and block wall with air space |
| chase | wall to hide pipes,ect |
| closure brick | last brick layed in the wall |
| collar joint | filled space between wythes of masonry |
| coping | covering on top of masonry wall |
| corbeling | brick layed on angle and projecting from the wall to act as a ledge |
| cross joint | mortar applied to wide side of a header |
| brick veneer | brick wall covering a backing wall of another type of material |
| journeyman | skilled bricklayer |
| apprentice | new bricklayer learning the trade |
| ranging the corner | using a line to check the tailing leads |
