spatterdash
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From spatter + dash (“to throw violently”), (cement-based slurry): from the technique used to apply spatterdash to a wall.
Noun
[edit]spatterdash (plural spatterdashes)
- A cement-based slurry applied to a wall in order to improve adhesion of the render.
- 1972, Leslie Albert Ragsdale, Ernest Albert Raynham, Building Materials Technology, page 126:
- A spatterdash treatment consisting of a cement:sand slurry may be used over the surface of these bricks to provide a mechanical key for rendering.
- 1986, John van Winden, Wolfram Pforte, Fritz Hoherlein, Rural Building: Basic Knowledge, volume 2, page 178:
- Spatterdash can be used to produce an attractive appearance, or it can be applied before plastering in order to make a good surface for the plaster or render. Spatterdash is a wet, rich mix of cement and sand, called a slurry. This sand and cement is mixed to a proportion of 1:1,5 or 1:3. This slurry is thrown hard, or spattered, against the smooth block or concrete surface, and then allowed to harden.
- singular of spatterdashes (“type of boots”)
Related terms
[edit]- spatterdashed (adjective)
- spatterdashes (“leg coverings”)
- splatterdash
Verb
[edit]spatterdash (third-person singular simple present spatterdashes, present participle spatterdashing, simple past and past participle spatterdashed)
- (transitive) To apply spatterdash to.