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🐟 A fish's mouth 🔧 A notch shape
fishmouth

fishmouth

9.7
A cut shaped like an open mouth in a pipe or beam to fit another piece
  • noun
  • Specialized
: muesca
  • To ensure a snug fit, the carpenter cut a fishmouth into the wooden beam.

Examples

  • A precise fishmouth is essential when joining two metal tubes at an angle.

  • The welder created a fishmouth at the end of the pipe for a better joint.

  • The carpenter created a fishmouth joint for the wooden beams.

  • Can you show me how to make a fishmouth cut?

  • The welder created a fishmouth at the end of the pipe for a better joint.

  • To ensure a snug fit, the carpenter cut a fishmouth into the wooden beam.

  • A precise fishmouth shape is needed when connecting two metal pieces securely.

Surface Forms

fishmouth singular
fishmouths plural

Morphology

fishmouth = fish + mouth (semi-transparent) = fish + mouth

Formed by 'fish' + 'mouth' where the carpentry sense names a notch that resembles a fish's open mouth; morphologically clear but a specialized figurative extension.

Etymology

Fishmouth comes from the simple parts fish and mouth, and it names a notch that looks like a fish's open mouth, so a fishmouth is the 'mouth-like' cut made in a pipe or beam to fit another part.