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TENONS
Noun
tenons
plural of tenon
Verb
tenons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tenon
Anagrams
• Neston, non est, nonets, senton, sonnet, stonen, tennos, tenson, tonnes
Source: Wiktionary
TENON
Ten"on, n. Etym: [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. & Join.)
Definition: 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. Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly written tenant saw.] Gwilt.
Ten"on, v. t.
Definition: To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
TENON
Ten"on, n. Etym: [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. & Join.)
Definition: 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. Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly written tenant saw.] Gwilt.
Ten"on, v. t.
Definition: To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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