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tongue and groove

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: encadellat — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Finnish: ponttiliitos — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Finnish: pontti — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • German: Nut und Feder — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Ingrian: puntta — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Irish: teanga agus eitre — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Italian: ad incastro — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Italian: maschio e femmina — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Māori: hono awa-arero — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Norwegian: not og fjær — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Russian: шпунт (špunt) — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Spanish: machihembrado — joint, in flooring or panelling
  • Spanish: machimbre — joint, in flooring or panelling