TEE HINGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tee hinge mean? 

• TEE HINGE (noun)
  The noun TEE HINGE has 1 sense:

1. a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame

  Familiarity information: TEE HINGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEE HINGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

T hinge; tee hinge

Hypernyms ("tee hinge" is a kind of...):

flexible joint; hinge (a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other)