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Word entry · 5 letters

tenon

Best crossword clue

"Wood joint projection"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPart of speech nounSorted ennotStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.

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