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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERPENDER

n.A coping stone.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERPENDER

Per *pend "er, n. Etym: [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of uncertain origin. ] (Masonry )

 

Defn: A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone.