mortise joint

noun

any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise.

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Also called mortise and tenon joint.

Origin:
1880–85

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mortise joint mor·tise joint (môr'tĭs)
n.
See ankle joint.

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