tenon : Idioms & Phrases
Mortise and tenon
(Carp.) , made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; used adjectively.
Webster 1913
mortise-and-tenon joint
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noun a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
mortise joint.
WordNet
Tease tenon
(Joinery) , a long tenon at the top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.
Webster 1913
Tenon saw
- a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons.
Corruptly written Gwilt.tenant saw .