2 definitions
for tenant saw
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Tenant saw \Ten"ant saw`\
See Tenon saw, under Tenon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Tenon \Ten"on\, n. [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.
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Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a
brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly
written tenant saw.] --Gwilt.
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