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Word: Tenon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛnən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece
Short Definition:projecting piece of wood made for insertion into mortise in another piece
Examples:- a mortise and tenon joint
Word: Tenon
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtɛnən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
join by means of a tenon
Short Definition:join by means of tenon
Examples:- the rail was tenoned into oak stiles
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