tongue-and-groove joint

[ tuhng-uhn-groov ]

nounCarpentry.
  1. 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.

Origin of tongue-and-groove joint

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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British Dictionary definitions for tongue-and-groove joint

tongue-and-groove joint

noun
  1. 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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