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tenon Definition


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tenon
noun
    1. A projection at the end of a piece of wood, etc, formed to fit into a socket or mortise in another piece.
verb tenoned, tenoning
    1. To fix with a tenon.
    2. To cut a tenon in (a piece of wood, etc).
Etymology: 15c: French, from tenir to hold.



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