Meaning & use
Tenoning
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Cutting a tenon, a projecting piece of wood shaped to fit into a matching mortise to form a joint.
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The carpenter spent the morning tenoning the chair legs before assembly.
Tenoning by hand requires a sharp saw and a steady eye.
A note on using this word
The mortise-and-tenon joint it produces is one of the oldest woodworking techniques, dating back thousands of years.
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