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mortise
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions. -
mortise joint
any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise. -
coak
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other. -
dovetail
a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin. -
drawbore
a hole in a tenon made eccentric with the corresponding holes to the mortise so that the two pieces being joined will be forced tightly together when the pin (drawbore pin) is hammered into place. -
foxtail wedge
a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.