Butment cheek

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(Carp.) the part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.
- Knight.
See under Butment.

See also: Butment, Cheek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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