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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
Subject: LL-L "Architecture" 2008.03.04 (06) [E]

> From: Hugo Zweep <Zweep at bigpond.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Architecture" 2008.03.04 (04) [E]
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> Now it gets complicated. Is corbiesteps derived from the bricklaying
> technique of corbelling. In the SOED I see

No, corbiesteps aren't related to corbelling.

> The stepped bricklaying has also been called crow steps in the LL
> comments. The only problem seems to be that corbelling is the
> technique of creating an overhang - that is an upside down step. And
> how can such a technique, in any case, be associated withy crows or
> ravens.

It seems simple enough, Hugo, in a Scottish context. "Corbie" is Scots
for "raven", from the French "corbeau".

The stepped gables are crawsteps or corbiesteps in the sense that craws
(crows) and corbies use them as platforms.

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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From: Tom Mc Rae <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Architecture" 2008.03.04 (06) [E]

On 05/03/2008, at 5:23 AM, Hugo Zweep <Zweep at bigpond.com> wrote:

Subject: LL-L "Architecture" 2008.03.04 (04) [E]

Now it gets complicated. Is corbiesteps derived from the bricklaying
technique of corbelling. In the SOED I see

Actually in Lowland Scots "corbie" refers to a crow hence the Fly Fifers'
name for crow steps on gables.
Actually I think the name refers to any Corvine bird.

Regards

Tom Mc Rae

Brisbane Australia

Oh Wad Some Power the Giftie Gie Us

Tae See Oorsel's as Ithers See Us

Robert Burns

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