tenon : Idioms & Phrases

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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

  • 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 tenant saw. Gwilt.
Webster 1913