Tenon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tenon \Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.]
     (Carp. & Join.)
     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; especially, such a member when
     it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in


     which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf.
     {Tooth}, {Tusk}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Tenon saw}, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a
        brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly
        written {tenant saw}.] --Gwilt.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tenon \Ten"on\, v. t.
     To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a
     piece of timber.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tenon
       n : a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to
           fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint