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Re: Staten island Lighthouse
From:
Ken Follett <[log in to unmask]>
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BP - His DNA is this long.
Date:
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 14:30:07 EDT
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In a message dated 98-06-01 07:31:38 EDT, you write:

<< OK, for the complete novice, what is "wythe"?  I always thought it was just
 a street (blvd, ave?) named after some New Yorker of the past. >>

Reference to a brick wall, measuring horizontal through the wall, a single
wythe is one brick in depth. A twelve inch thick wall is usually triple
(three) wythe.

Does anyone know where the word comes from?

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