tenon

Meaning

Noun

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.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make into a tenon.
2. (transitive) To fit with tenons.

Synonyms

dowel

pin

ill-matched

cog

dowel pin

gib

inlay

jib

joggle

joint

mortice

mortise

peg

spigot

spile

spindle

stopple

tap

tongue

👅

fit into

stop

🛑

retinal cone

cone

connected

cotter

Translations

tenon

Zapfen

tenone

tap

espiga

oğlan

👦

espiga

macho

♂️

respiga

espigar

pin

espiga

piu

verzapfen

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tenoun

In summary

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