What is (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails called?
dovetail — (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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