DOWELING

doweling

(noun) fastening by dowels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

doweling

present participle of dowel

Noun

doweling (plural dowelings)

(construction) A dowel.

Source: Wiktionary


DOWEL

Dow"el, n. Etym: [Cf. G. döbel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.)

1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it. Dowel joint, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels.

– Dowel pin, a dowel. See Dowel, n.,

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Dow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doweled or Dowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doweling or Dowelling.]

Definition: To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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