tenon
noun/ˈtɛnən/
Frequency rank: #19,587 most common English word
Meaning
A projecting piece of wood shaped to fit into a mortise to form a joint.
Example sentence
The carpenter cut a precise tenon at the end of the wooden beam so it would fit snugly into the mortise.
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