The place where any two pieces of timber or plank are united. It is also used to express the lines which are laid down in the mould-loft for shaping the timbers.
·adj Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action. II. Joint ·add. ·noun A place of low res...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To hit a joint in carving, the operator must think of a cuckold. To put one's nose out of joint; to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·- A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlap...
·- A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angl...
·- A universal joint. ·see under <<Universal>>. ...
·noun A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; — called also shr...
·adj Having straight joints. II. Straight-joint ·adj In the United States, applied to planking or f...
·- A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of...
1) On the west side of Princes Street at No. 5 (Head Office) (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.