bridle joint: Meaning and Definition of

bri'dle joint"

Pronunciation: [key]
— Carpentry. Carpentry.
  1. a heading joint in which the end of one member, notched to form two parallel tenons, is fitted into two gains cut into the edges of a second member.
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