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Webster 1913 Edition

Tenon

Ten′on

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
T.
To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tenon

TEN'ON

,
Noun.
[L. teneo, to hold.] In building and cabinet work, the end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion, or inserted, for fastening two pieces of timber together. The form of a tenon is various, as square, dovetailed, &c.

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