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Mortise Joint

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Noun

1. ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint

a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

2. 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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Mortise Joint

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noun
a joint (in wood or stone) using a mortise and tenon

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