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 Joint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointing.]
 1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
    Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.   --Pope.
 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
    Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.   --Shak.
 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
    The fingers are jointed together for motion.   --Ray.
 4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. “He joints the neck.”
    Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.   --Holland.

 Joint·ing, n. The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.
 Jointing machine, a planing machine for wood used in furniture and piano factories, etc.
 Jointing plane. See Jointer, 2.
 Jointing rule Masonry, a long straight rule, used by bricklayers for securing straight joints and faces.
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