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fish joint definition

fish joint

a joint between two timbers, railroad rails, etc. that meet end to end and are fastened together by a fishplate or fishplates
also fished joint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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