HyperDic: treenail

English > 1 sense of the word treenail:
NOUNartifacttreenail, trenail, trunnela wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding
English > treenail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast.
Synonymstrenail, trunnel
Broaderpeg, nogA wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
Spanishtrenail
Catalantrenail

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