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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A joint made by fitting a tongue on the edge of a board into a matching groove on another board.
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- noun A
joint , inflooring orpanelling , made by fitting aridge (tongue) along theedge of oneboard into a correspondingslot (groove) on another.
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