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Mortice (Verb)

Join by a tenon and mortise.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The carpenter carefully marked the wood to ensure precise cuts when she morticed it to receive the matching tenon on the adjacent piece.
After measuring the tenon on the timber leg, he proceeded to mortice the matching recess in the table top.
To assemble the cabinet, he began by morticing the shelves to accept the tenoned supports.
The task of morticing the doorframe was labor-intensive but provided added strength to the joint.
The craftsman skillfully morticed the wood for the handrail, allowing for a smooth and secure connection with the baluster.

Cut a hole for a tenon in.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Mortice the top rail of the door frame to accept the tenon of the side panel.
Carefully mortice the wood to avoid any mistake or imperfection that can ruin the piece.
The woodworker morticed the shelf to fit securely into the cabinet.
To assemble the table, first mortice the legs to accept the apron tenons.
The experienced carpenter was able to mortice the beam without using any power tools.