noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Material used as fill between walls of greater structural integrity, especially in masonry.

   "The masons used rubble from their trimming of the face rocks as some of the hearting for the wall."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of heart form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"The masons used rubble from their trimming of the face rocks as some of the hearting for the wall."

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