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mortise joint

American

noun

any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise.

Etymology

Origin of mortise joint

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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The doors are fitted in the usual manner by a tenon and mortise joint at the ends.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

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