TENON


Meaning of TENON in English

/ ˈtenən; NAmE / noun

( technical ) an end of a piece of wood that has been cut to fit into a mortise so that the two are held together

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French , from tenir to hold, from Latin tenere .

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