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tongue-and-groove joint
[ tuhng-uhn-groov ]
/ ËtÊĆ ÉnËgruv /
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noun Carpentry.
a joint between two boards in which a raised area on the edge of one board fits into a corresponding groove in the edge of the other to produce a flush surface.
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Origin of tongue-and-groove joint
First recorded in 1875â80
Words nearby tongue-and-groove joint
Tonga Trench, Tonghua, tongman, tongs, tongue, tongue-and-groove joint, tongue cover, tongued, tongue depressor, tonguefish, tongue graft
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British Dictionary definitions for tongue-and-groove joint
tongue-and-groove joint
noun
a joint made between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
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