TENON
\tˈɛnɒn], \tˈɛnɒn], \t_ˈɛ_n_ɒ_n]\
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A projection at the end of a timber cut so as to fit into a hole in another timber.
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To cut a projection at the end of (a timber); to fit such a projection into.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A projection at the end of a piece of wood inserted into the socket or mortise of another, to hold the two together.
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To fit with tenons.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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