3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising, tenoning, grooving, etc.
Syn.
— See Carpenter.
JOINERY
Join"er*y, n.
Defn: The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner.
A piece of joinery . . . whimsically dovetailed. Burke.
JOINHAND
Join"hand`, n.
Defn: Writing in which letters are joined in words; — distinguished from writing in single letters. Addison.
JOINT
Joint, n. Etym: [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint. See Join.]
1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction as, a joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.
2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion; an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket joint. See Articulation. A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel, Must glove this hand. Shak. To tear thee joint by joint. Milton.
3. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.