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Tenons

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.

📖 Definitions of "Tenons"

noun
  1. 1

    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.

verb
  1. 1

    To make into a tenon.

    "First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part."

  2. 2

    To fit with tenons.

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