SURBED

Etymology

Verb

surbed (third-person singular simple present surbeds, present participle surbedding, simple past and past participle surbedded)

(transitive) To set (a stone) edgewise, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.

Anagrams

• rebuds, redubs

Source: Wiktionary

Sur*bed", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surbedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Surbedding.] Etym: [Pref. sur- + bed.]

Definition: To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, to set it in a position different from that which it had in the quarry. It . . . has something of a grain parallel with the horizon, and therefore should not be surbedded. Gilbert White.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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