tenon

A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint.

To provide with a tenon.

To join with a tenon.

A portion of a block of stone from which a work of sculpture is cut, allowed to remain as a temporary or permanent support.

The projecting end of a piece of wood or other material fitted for insertion into a corresponding cavity or mortise in another piece, in order to form a secure joint. See cuts under breechpin, dovetail, and mortise.

To fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.

To join by or as by a tenon.

To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.

A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. tooth, tusk.

a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons.