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
Next lay out and cut the tenons on the rails.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
Lay out and cut the mortises for the tenons of the horizontals or rails.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
The tenons are not more than 1/2 in. long, just enough to keep the rail from turning about.
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
