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prick up

To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.
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Either the rubble-wall builder, be he bricklayer or mason, must acquire much of the skill of the plasterer, or the plasterer must learn to pack up brick or stone rubble into the form of a wall, and to give more effect to the mortar with which he plasters, than when he pricks up against a lathed partition or ceiling, or renders the face of a brick wall;

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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prick upto rise and become more alert
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