Tuckpoint

Tuckpointers have decended outside my window. It's loud...the building seems to shake...you can't open the window.

What are tuckpointers?
What is tuckpointing?
Why do I care?
Why do you care?

Here's Merriam-Webster definition: Pronunciation: 't&k-"pointFunction: transitive verb: to finish (the mortar joints between bricks or stones) with a narrow ridge of
putty or fine lime mortar

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