tongue and groove

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tongue and groove

noun tongue and grooves · tongues and grooves

  1. A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.

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noun joint, in flooring or panelling

Españolmachihembrado, machimbre
DeutschNut und Feder
Italianoad incastro, maschio e femmina
Русскийшпунт špunt

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@misc{tongue_and_groove_2026,
  title = {tongue and groove},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tongue%20and%20groove},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}