tenon

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tenon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tenon \Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.]
     (Carp. & Join.)
     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.
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     Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a
        brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly
        written tenant saw.] --Gwilt.
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  Tenon \Ten"on\, v. t.
     To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a
     piece of timber.
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tenon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tenon
      n 1: a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped
           to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint