Breaking joint

( Arch.) That disposition of stones and bricks in their courses, by which vertical joints are not allowed to fall over each other. Break'man, n. Same as BRAKEMAN, q. v. Break'neck, n. A fall which breaks the neck. -A steep place endangering the neck. "To do 't or no, is certain To me a breakneck." - Shaks. -a. Endangering the neck; as, a breakneck gallop. Break'neck Hill, in New York , an eminence of Putnam co., on the E. bank of the Hudson, at the N. approach to the Highlands; it is 1,187 feet above sea-level, and has, at its termination, the headland called St. Anthony's Nose.