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dowel

dow·el [ dów əl ]


noun  (plural dow·els)
Definition:
 
joining peg: a short wooden or metal peg used to join two pieces of wood or metal by fitting tightly at each end into specially drilled holes in the two pieces to be joined



transitive verb  (past and past participle dow·eled, present participle dow·el·ing, 3rd person present singular dow·els)
Definition:
 
join wood or metal with dowels: to join pieces of wood or metal using dowels

[13th century. Origin ?]
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