tenon Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
WordNet
Ten"on noun
Etymology
F., fr.Definitions
(Carp. & Join.) 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. Tooth ,Tusk .
Ten"on transitive verb
Definitions
To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.