scarf joint

1. 1.

   a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

   Synonymsscarf

   Broaderjoint

Questions about scarf joint

What does scarf joint mean?

scarf joint means "a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end".

What is another word for scarf joint?

Close synonyms include scarf. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scarf joint a common word?

scarf joint is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.