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From: Hugo Zweep <Zweep at bigpond.com>
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

*"corbel /0ˈkɔ:b(ə)l/ noun & verb. LME.
[ORIGIN Old French corbel (mod. corbeau) crow, raven, corbel, dim. of corp
from Latin corvus raven: see -el².]*
**
*► A noun.
†1 A raven. Only in LME.*
**
*2 A projection of stone, timber, etc., jutting out from a wall to support
weight. LME.*
**
*3 A short timber laid longitudinally under part of a beam to give a better
bearing on the supporting wall or pier. E18.*

*Comb.: corbel stone = sense 2 above; corbel table a projecting course
resting on a series of corbels.*

*► B verb intrans. & trans. Infl. -ll-, *-l-. (Cause to) stick out like or
on a corbel. M19.*

*corbelled adjective provided with corbels; fashioned as a corbel: M19.
corbelling noun corbels collectively; work consisting of corbels: M16.*

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.

Your puzzled
Hugo Zweep
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