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tenons

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Noun

tenons noun

  1. 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.

Verb

tenons verb

  1. To make into a tenon.“First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.”
  2. To fit with tenons.

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