"skewback" meaning in English

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        "The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against."
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          "masonry",
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          "abutment",
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        "(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against."
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        "(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against."
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