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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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