Definitions for: Tenon


[n] a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint



Webster (1913) Definition: Ten"on, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.]
(Carp. & Join.)
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; especially, such a member when
it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in
which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf.
Tooth, Tusk.

Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a
brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly
written tenant saw.] --Gwilt.


Ten"on, v. t.
To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a
piece of timber.

See Also: mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint, projection

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