"tongue and groove" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tongue and grooves [plural], tongues and grooves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tongues and grooves}} tongue and groove (plural tongue and grooves or tongues and grooves)
  1. A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another. Wikipedia link: tongue and groove Translations (joint, in flooring or panelling): encadellat [masculine] (Catalan), ponttiliitos (Finnish), pontti (Finnish), Nut und Feder (German), teanga agus eitre [feminine] (Irish), ad incastro (Italian), maschio e femmina (Italian), hono awa-arero (Maori), not og fjær (Norwegian), шпунт (špunt) [masculine] (Russian), machihembrado (Spanish), machimbre (Spanish)

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