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n. · class 10 (plural)

  1. tenons, arms, pegs. Projecting parts or arms on a frame used for joining or mortising structural elements together; tenons or pegs

Example: Ningĩ o rũbaũ rũgĩe na tũng’ote twĩrĩ twa kũnyitithania mbaũ icio; ũguo nĩguo ũgathondeka mbaũ ciothe cia gĩikaro kĩu. (EXO 26:17) — Each frame shall have two arms Arms : lit., “hands.” According to some, they served as “tongue and groove” to mortise the structural elements; according to others, they were pegs that fitted into sock