Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dowelling
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Even the useless dowelling with a bit of tin can on the end might come in handy one day!.
▪ If you're feeling really adventurous try making your own flags using dowelling and cotton cloth or strong paper.
▪ John twisted soft iron wire around some thick dowelling, whittled to a taper, to make candleholders.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dowelling
Dowel \Dow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doweledor Dowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doweling or Dowelling.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
Wiktionary
dowelling
vb. (present participle of dowel English)