tenon

n.
A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.

tr.v., -oned, -on·ing, -ons.

1. To provide with a tenon.
2. To join with a tenon.

[Middle English, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre.]

The projecting end of a piece of wood, or other material, which is reduced in cross section,

tenon

so that it may be inserted in a corresponding cavity (mortise) in another piece in order to form a secure joint. Also see mortise-and-tenon joint.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

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