tenon

(tenən)

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

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb

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

See tenon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.
transitive verb ten·oned, ten·on·ing, ten·ons
  1. To provide with a tenon.
  2. To join with a tenon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from tenir, to hold

Origin: , from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots

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prefix
Variant of teno-.

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