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ten·on
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ən
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noun
1.
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to provide with a tenon.
3.
to join by or as by a tenon.
4.
to join securely.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Middle French,
equivalent to
ten
(
ir
) to hold (<
Latin
tenēre
) +
-on
noun suffix
Related forms
ten·on·er,
noun
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