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TREENAIL
treenail, trenail, trunnel
(noun) a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
treenail (plural treenails)
A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
Anagrams
• elaterin, entailer, neatlier
Source: Wiktionary
Tree"nail`, n. Etym: [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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