cross-tonguen.
A cross-grained tongue of wood used to give extra strength to a joint in woodwork.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > means of fitting together > types of joint > projecting part of joint
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cross-tongue1876
1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 489/2 Surfaces..formed of inch or inch and quarter boards joined with glue, and a cross or feather tongue ploughed into each joint.
1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 141/1 Cross tongue, a thin slip of wood with the grain at right angles to its length.
Derivatives
ˈcross-tongue v. (transitive) to provide with a cross-tongue.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > cut or furnish with tongue or groove
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cross-tongue1901
1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Home Handicrafts 86 In the back and sides the grain of the wood runs vertically, the back being necessarily cross-tongued in two places.
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