tenon
noun
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
tenons
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present tense formof tenon (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The timbers were fastened together by the mortice-and-tenon method; holes called mortices were cut, into which the tongues or tenons of other pieces would then fit.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
This will necessitate care in mortising and tenoning the side rails so as to get good fits for the shoulders The bevel square will be needed in laying out the shoulders of the tenons.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
The vertical joints are plain butt joints; tongue and groove joints give trouble by the tenons cracking off in the planes of the joints.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
There are four spokes, each two palms wide and a palm and a digit thick; their length, excluding the tenons, being two feet and three digits.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
No one need fear any lack of perfect security, as these ties exceed in strength any hold that tenons could have.
From Woodward's Country Homes by George E. (George Evertson) Woodward
