Meaning & use
tenon
A projecting piece cut on the end of a piece of wood, shaped to fit into a matching mortise.
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The carpenter cut a tenon on the chair leg to fit snugly into the mortise in the seat.
A well-fitted tenon requires almost no glue to hold the joint securely.
A note on using this word
Used together with "mortise" to describe one of the strongest traditional joints in woodworking.
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