Tenon
noun
1.
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
verb (used with object)
2.
to provide with a tenon.
3.
to join by or as by a tenon.
4.
to join securely.
1.
a combining form meaning “tendon,” used in the formation of compound words:
tenotomy.
noun
1.
the projecting end of a piece of wood formed to fit into a corresponding mortise in another piece
verb (transitive)
2.
to form a tenon on (a piece of wood)
3.
to join with a tenon and mortise
combining form
1.
tendon: tenosynovitis
teno- or tenon-
pref.
Tendon: tenotomy.
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