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mortise-and-tenon joints

mortise-and-tenon joints is the plural of mortise-and-tenon joint.

Meaning of mortise-and-tenon joint

Noun

mortise-and-tenon joint (plural mortise-and-tenon joints)

  1. A joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot.
    • A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.1918, Herman Frederick Rusch, Shop Work, Joinery-cabinet-making-carpentry, Chicago, Illinois, United States: University of Chicago Press, page 56

Questions about mortise-and-tenon joints

What is mortise-and-tenon joints the plural of?
Mortise-and-tenon joints is the plural of mortise-and-tenon joint.

Words near mortise-and-tenon joints in the dictionary

  1. mortise lock
  2. mortise locks
  3. mortise wheel
  4. mortise wheels
  5. mortise-and-tenon joint
  6. mortise-and-tenon joints
  7. mortised
  8. mortiser
  9. mortisers
  10. mortises
  11. mortising

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