trunnel

[ truhn-l ]

noun

1. treenail.

trunnel

/ ˈtrʌnəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of treenail

Word History and Origins

Origin of trunnel¹

Variant of treenail, perhaps by association with trundle

Example Sentences

He had learned a lot since then, including the purpose of the wood pegs sticking up from some of the timbers — which conservators call trunnels, or tree nails.

From Washington Post

Then commences the boarding or timbering of the sides; and for weeks, or months, the builder's maul is heard, as he pounds in the huge trunnels which fasten all together.

From Project Gutenberg

First, the ground sill is a square of 20 ft., made of yellow pine sticks mortised together and pinned with stout trunnels.

From Project Gutenberg

For instance, Dr. Riess said, he has found far more iron nails than he would have expected of a ship from this era, and far fewer of the wood fasteners called treenails, or trunnels.

From New York Times

About a hundred pieces, I have heard, were left at the castle with their trunnels broken, or spiked.

From Project Gutenberg