TRENAIL

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

trenail (plural trenails)

Alternative spelling of treenail

Anagrams

• 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



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MALLET

(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


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