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tenons

tenons is the plural of tenon.

tenons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tenon.

Meaning of tenon

Noun

tenon (plural tenons)

  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.
    • 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

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Questions about tenons

What is tenons the plural of?
Tenons is the plural of tenon.

Words near tenons in the dictionary

  1. Tenonian capsule
  2. Tenonian capsules
  3. tenoning
  4. tenonitis
  5. tenonitrozole
  6. tenons
  7. tenontology
  8. tenontoplasties
  9. tenontoplasty
  10. tenontosaur
  11. tenontosaurs

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