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ten⋅on
[ten-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to provide with a tenon. |
| 3. | to join by or as by a tenon. |
| 4. | to join securely. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF, equiv. to ten(ir) to hold (< L tenēre) + -on n. suffix
1400–50; late ME < MF, equiv. to ten(ir) to hold (< L tenēre) + -on n. suffix
Related forms:
ten⋅on⋅er, noun
teno-
| a combining form meaning “tendon,” used in the formation of compound words: tenotomy. |
Also, tenon-.
Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk ténōn
comb. form repr. Gk ténōn
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| ten·on (těn'ən) n. A projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint. tr.v. ten·oned, ten·on·ing, ten·ons
[Middle English, from Old French, from tenir, to hold, from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Tenon
Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. & Join.) 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. Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly written tenant saw.] --Gwilt.Tenon
Ten"on\, v. t. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
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tenon
projection inserted to make a joint, c.1400, from M.Fr. tenon "a tenon," from O.Fr. tenir "to hold."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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