tenon

ten·on  (tnn)

n.

A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.

tr.v. ten·oned, ten·on·ing, ten·ons

1. To provide with a tenon.

2. To join with a tenon.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tenon

Noun

a projecting end of a piece of wood, formed to fit into a corresponding slot in another piece [Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint mortise-and-tenon joint, mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other projection - any structure that branches out from a central support