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 Cæsar. 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.” Dryden.
Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. Holland.