Definition of Teon
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.
Ten"on, v. t. To cut or fit for
insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
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.
Ten"on, v. t. To cut or fit for
insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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