Tenon

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (v. t.) To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.

Compare tenon with other words:

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cog vs. tenon