tenon
IPA: tˈɛnʌn
noun
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To make into a tenon.
- (transitive) To fit with tenons.
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Examples of "tenon" in Sentences
- Maybe backsaw and tenon saw should be merged.
- Tenons are typically wrapped with waxed thread.
- The windows are in heavy mortise and tenon frames.
- Mortise and tenon joints were used in the framing.
- A tenon for mounting a lighting fixture to a support.
- There are no mortise and tenon fastenings, and no sewing.
- A mortise is a cavity cut into a timber to receive a tenon.
- A tenon and mortise are formed with a taper dovetail shape.
- At the lower end is a tenon fitting into a mortise at the step.
- A tenon is a projection on the end of a timber for insertion into a mortise.
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