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1. (n.) mortise joint
any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise. Also called mortise and tenon joint.
Etymology: (1880–85)
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1. (noun) ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
2. (noun) mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
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