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mortise-and-tenon joint
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Noun mortise-and-tenon joint has 1 sense
- mortise-and-tenon joint(n = noun.artifact) mortise joint - a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other; Array has particulars: dovetail, dovetail joint, tongue and groove joint
is a kind of joint
has parts: mortice, mortise, tenon
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