tenon
/ˈtɛnən
/noun
A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece: a mortise and tenon joint...
- One piece of wood has tenons that fit into matching sockets drilled into another piece of wood.
- They employ hand-chiseled mortises and tenons.
- The frame is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets.
verb [with object]
1Join by means of a tenon: the rail was tenoned into oak stiles...
- The thin drawer blades were merely tenoned into the case walls.
- The deep side rails are tenoned into shallow legs.
- The joined struts are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters.
1.1Cut as a tenon: the part to be tenoned is wider than the part to be mortised
Derivatives
tenoner
- These tenoners vary in size.
- The tenoners were designed for accuracy over time and a dramatic reduction in set-up time.
- Some machinery manufacturers are working to produce tenoners that can cut a curved arch in one through-feed.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French, from tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere.