In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
trenail (plural trenails)
Alternative spelling of treenail
• Latiner, art line, entrail, larnite, latrine, line art, ratline, reliant, retinal, trainel
Source: Wiktionary
Tre"nail`, n. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: Same as Treenail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.