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side exposed.; Sailor: A brick laid vertically with the broad face of the brick exposed.; Rowlock: A brick laid on the long narrow side with the short end of the brick exposed.; Shiner or rowlock stretcher: A brick laid on the long narrow side with the broad face of the brick exposed.

Cut

The practice of laying uncut full-sized bricks wherever possible gives brickwork its maximum possible strength. In the diagrams below, such uncut full-sized bricks are coloured as follows:

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