biscuit joint

noun

woodworking

: a joint made by gluing one or more wood biscuits (see biscuit sense 8) in between two boards

Where a timber post supports a roof joist, the two are mitred and glued together with a biscuit joint.

—Building Design, 26 Oct. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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