English dictionary
tenon
/'t/E/n/@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. <u>Tooth</u>, <u>Tusk</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
Source: webster1913