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spatterdash

spatterdash noun: a cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render. Also the singular of spatterdashes.

Noun

spatterdash (plural spatterdashes)

  1. A cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render.
    • A spatterdash treatment consisting of a cement:sand slurry may be used over the surface of these bricks to provide a mechanical key for rendering.1972, Leslie Albert Ragsdale, Ernest Albert Raynham, Building Materials Technology, page 126
    • Spatterdash can be used to produce an attractive appearance, or it can be applied before plastering in order to make a good surface for the plaster or render. Spatterdash is a wet, rich mix of cement and sand, called a slurry. This sand and cement is mixed to a proportion of 1:1,5 or 1:3. This...1986, John van Winden, Wolfram Pforte, Fritz Hoherlein, Rural Building: Basic Knowledge, volume 2, page 178

Verb

spatterdash (third-person singular simple present spatterdashes, present participle spatterdashing, simple past and past participle spatterdashed)

  1. (transitive) To apply spatterdash to.

Also used as

spatterdash is also the singular of spatterdashes.

Forms of spatterdash

Noun
pluralspatterdashes
Verb
third-person singular presentspatterdashes
present participlespatterdashing
past participlespatterdashed
pastspatterdashed

Origin of spatterdash

From spatter + dash (“to throw violently”), (cement-based slurry): from the technique used to apply spatterdash to a wall.

Questions about spatterdash

What does spatterdash mean?
Spatterdash means a cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render.
What part of speech is spatterdash?
Spatterdash can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of spatterdash?
The plural of spatterdash is spatterdashes.

Words near spatterdash in the dictionary

  1. spats
  2. spatted
  3. spatter
  4. spatter cone
  5. spatter cones
  6. spatterdash
  7. spatterdashed
  8. spatterdasher
  9. spatterdashers
  10. spatterdashes
  11. spatterdock

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