surbed Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pref. sur- + bed.

imperfect & past participle Surbedded; present participle & verbal noun Surbedding

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.