01 v. t. To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, to set it in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.
imp. & p. p.
Surbedded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Surbedding
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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.