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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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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