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perpin

perpin is the obsolete spelling of perpend.

Meaning of perpend

Noun

perpend (plural perpends)

  1. A brick or stone that has its longest dimension perpendicular to the face of a wall, especially one that extends through the wall's entire thickness.
  2. A vertical joint (usually mortar) between bricks or blocks in a horizontal course.

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Questions about perpin

What is perpin the obsolete spelling of?
Perpin is the obsolete spelling of perpend.

Words near perpin in the dictionary

  1. perpetuum mobile
  2. perpeyn
  3. perphenazine
  4. perphenazines
  5. Perpignan
  6. perpin
  7. perplection
  8. perplections
  9. perplex
  10. perplex number
  11. perplex numbers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perpin (page history and authors); perpend (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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