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Tongue and groove

Tongue and groove is a method of fitting similar objects together, used mainly with wood: flooring, panelling etc.

Each piece has a slot (the groove) cut all along one edge, and small outcrop (the tongue) on the opposite edge. Two or more pieces thus fit together.

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