butment cheek

noun

The part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.

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Meanings

nounbutment cheek (plural butment cheeks)

plural butment cheeks

  1. businessThe part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.
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APA

butment cheek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment%20cheek

MLA

“butment cheek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment%20cheek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butment cheek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butment%20cheek.

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