C2 noun #72,979 most common

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.

tenon in 30 Seconds

  • (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) To make into a tenon.
  • (verb) To fit with tenons.

Meanings

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    verb To make into a tenon.
  3. 3
    verb To fit with tenons.

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