tenoning is a form of:

Tenon



noun
1.
(A part of a piece of wood, etc., shaped to fit into a mortise. -tenon saw a saw with a thin, finetoothed blade used for cutting tenons) ពន្លួញ (គូត្រណាប់), រណ្ដាកន្ទុយត្រីសម្រាប់អារធ្វើពន្លួញ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.