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tenon

te·non

UK/ˈtɛn.ən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

Origin

From Middle English tenoun, tenown, tenon, from Anglo-Norman tenoun, from Old French tenon.

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