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treenail
or tre·nail, trun·nel
[ tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l ]
noun
- a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
treenail
/ ˈtrʌnəl; ˈtriːneɪl; ˈtrɛnəl /
noun
- a dowel used for pinning planks or timbers together
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A treenail driven in here and there serves to keep all in place by nipping the cross poles tightly.
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This, after being faced and hewn with the adze, is passed through a double-handed cutting instrument known as a treenail tool.
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In wild countries any tough straight-grained wood may be selected for treenail making.
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The perch bolt (D) should be an iron pin, but may be a hard wood treenail.
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When we found that no one was inside we told Captain Treenail of the man we had seen climbing up the cliff.
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