Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for JOINT
JOINT, v.t.
- To form with joints or articulations; used mostly in the participle; as, the fingers are jointed; a cane has a jointed stalk.
- To form many parts into one; as, jointed wood. – Dryden.
- To cut or divide into joints or quarters. – Dryden.
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