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noun

• a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

verb

• cut a hole for a tenon in

• join by a tenon and mortise

35%15 Can be rear-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive
noun

• mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle

29%7 A rotating part of a lock that must be properly aligned to open the lock
noun

• a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

• a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom

• a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown

• pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

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New York Times04 Feb 1990 Across 75
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