tenon (tenon)

t. [ We tenon both these together as an antecedent and consequent. Bp. Andrews , Sermons, II. 86. (Davies.) tenon-auger (ten'on-âger), n . A hollow auger for cutting circular tenons, as in the movable rollers for window-shades, etc. tenoner (ten'on-er), n. A machine for forming tenons. Such machines are usually combinations of saws, or saws with cutters and driving mechanism, whereby the shoulders are cut squarely, and the superfluous wood is cut away to leave the tenon.