About The Word Tenon
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Tenon
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What's The Definition Of Tenon?
[n] a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tenon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tenon: See Also | mortise joint | mortise-and-tenon joint | projection Tenon In Webster's Dictionary \Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.]
(Carp. & Join.)
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}.
{Tenon saw}, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a
brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly
written {tenant saw}.] --Gwilt.
\Ten"on\, v. t. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber. |
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