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4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting.
5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification.
6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by
means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.
7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together.
Coursing joint (Masonry), the mortar joint between two courses of bricks or stones. — Fish joint,
Miter joint, Universal joint, etc. See under Fish, Miter, etc. — Joint bolt, a bolt for fastening two
pieces, as of wood, one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of the pieces. — Joint
chair (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of abutting rails. — Joint coupling, a universal
joint for coupling shafting. See under Universal. — Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap
hinge. — Joint splice, a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. — Joint stool.
(a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a
piece at a joint; a joint chair. — Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips
from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.
Joint
(Joint) a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See Join.]
1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.
2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together.
I read this joint effusion twice over. T. Hook. 3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in interest or action; holding in common
with an associate, or with associates; acting together; as, joint heir; joint creditor; joint debtor, etc. "Joint
tenants of the world." Donne.
4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as, joint property; a joint bond.
A joint burden laid upon us all. Shak. Joint committee (Parliamentary Practice), a committee composed of members of the two houses of
a legislative body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions of the two houses are necessary.
Cushing. — Joint meeting, or Joint session, the meeting or session of two distinct bodies as one; as,
a joint meeting of committees representing different corporations; a joint session of both branches of
a State legislature to chose a United States senator. "Such joint meeting shall not be dissolved until
the electoral votes are all counted and the result declared." Joint Rules of Congress, U. S. — Joint
resolution (Parliamentary Practice), a resolution adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative
body. "By the constitution of the United States and the rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is
made between bills and joint resolutions." Barclay — Joint rule (Parliamentary Practice), a rule of
proceeding adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a legislative assembly. "Resolved, by
the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), that the sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules
be suspended for the remainder of the session." Journal H. of R., U. S. — Joint and several (Law),
a phrase signifying that the debt, credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held in such a way that
the parties in interest are engaged both together and individually thus a joint and several debt is one for
which all the debtors may be sued together or either of them individually. — Joint stock, stock held in
company. — Joint- stock company (Law), a species of partnership, consisting generally of a large
number of members, having a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares, the shares owned
by any member being usually transferable without the consent of the rest. — Joint tenancy (Law),
a tenure by two or more persons of estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession, under which
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