- a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- to provide with a tenon.
- to join by or as by a tenon.
- to join securely.
- the projecting end of a piece of wood formed to fit into a corresponding mortise in another piece
- to form a tenon on (a piece of wood)
- to join with a tenon and mortise
