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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