grove and 'tongue and grove'

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0     rather strange. in dictionaries i can only find the meaning of 'grove' as small woods, but the term in 'tongue and grove' used in carpentry clearly means a place carved in.02br00why there is no such explanation in dictionary, or only i failed to find it?0-

Goldmund · Accepted Answer

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00Dear Pchuang,02p

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00It is perhaps «tongue and groove». 05002p

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00Kind regards, 05102p

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Pchuang · Answer

0 thanks very much.02br
00i have checked a few places in google, and found that there are two ways of spelling: grove and groove.0-

MrPedantic · Answer

0Hello Pchuang02br
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00I can't find "grove" as an alternative spelling of "groove" in any dictionary. So if "groove" in "tongue and groove" is spelt "grove" on any websites, it's a little strange. I'm inclined to think it's a spelling mistake.02br
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Nona the brit · Answer

0Grove is definitely a spelling mistake.02br
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00'Tongue and groove' comes from the way that these piece of timber are designed to slot together - on one edge is a tongue of wood (a piece sticking out) and on the other edge is a groove (a channel cut into the wood). The tongues slot into the grooves.0-

Pchuang · Answer

0 the correct spelling is indeed 'groove'.02br
00thanks guys!0-

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