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Mortise
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Countergage
adjustable gage with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another as the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made
Dovetail
A flaring tenon or tongue shaped like a birds tail spread and a mortise or socket into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a
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Fid
A square bar of wood or iron used to support the topmast being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel and resting on the trestle trees
Hotchkiss gun
rapid fire gun of oil tempered steel having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket It is made in France
Lewis
An iron dovetailed tenon made in sections which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise used in hoisting large stones etc
Slotting
The act or process of making slots or mortises
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