JOINT (3)

joint (3). Joint, a. shared among many, combined, united

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Joint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointing.] 1. 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. 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
Jointing their force 'gainst Cæsar. Shak. 3. 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
The fingers are jointed together for motion. Ray. 4. 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.