jointinggerund / present participle Used attributively (e.g., "jointing compound").
Definitions
Relating to or used for making joints or connections. He applied a jointing compound to seal the drywall seams.
Used transitively to mean ‘to join or fit together’ and, in butchery, ‘to cut at the joints’.
Definitions
To connect or fit (two or more things) together at a joint or so that they form a single piece. The carpenter jointed the boards to create a seamless tabletop.
To separate or cut (a piece of meat or a carcass) at the joints. She jointed the chicken before putting it in the oven.
Synonyms
cut up
marry (archaic)
fit together