Tenon /(?)/

Ten·on

Tenon

n.
  1. 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. (Carp. & Join.)

Phrases & Compounds
Tenon saw
a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons.

Tenon

v. t.
  1. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.