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A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding
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trunnel
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: treenail , trenail ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (alternative spelling of treenail English) 2 A trundle.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Treenail \Tree"nail`\, n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail , and trunnel .]
Usage examples of trunnel.
Though clearly not of European antecedents, it was well built by a master of solid oak, elm, hickory, and pine, mostly secured by trunnels, but with good-quality wrought-iron hardware, as well.
Mary Olga Trunnels, and up until a few days ago I was employed by the Metro Detective Agency in New York City.
Trunnels we calls em, the man said of the tree nails Paxmore had been carving, and as Trunnels they acquired added value, for this meant that they were part of an ancient heritage.