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    How much do you know about Masonry?

    What does it mean for a mortar to be 'bastard'?

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    Which is a mixture of cement and lime as bindersCorrect
    What has been done with dirty sand
    Which does not have an exact dosage
    Which is very difficult to work

    Lime provides plasticity and water retention, while cement provides resistance.