butment cheeks

A form of butment cheek — The part of a mortised timber surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders of the tenon bear.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of butment cheek
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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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