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DOVETAIL JOINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dovetail joint mean?
• DOVETAIL JOINT (noun)
The noun DOVETAIL JOINT has 1 sense:
1. a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
Familiarity information: DOVETAIL JOINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dovetail; dovetail joint
Hypernyms ("dovetail joint" is a kind of...):
mortise-and-tenon joint; mortise joint (a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)
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