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tenon (ten′ən)

noun

a projecting part cut on the end of a piece of wood, etc. for insertion into a corresponding hole (mortise) in another piece to make a joint

Etymology: ME < MFr < tenir, to hold: see tenant

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to make a tenon (on)
  2. to joint by mortise and tenon

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