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treenail

 [tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l]  

tree·nail

   [tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l]
noun
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Also, trenail, trunnel.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English trenayl. See tree, nail
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treenail, trenail or trunnel (ˈtriːneɪl, ˈtrɛnəl, ˈtriːneɪl, ˈtrɛnəl, ˈtrʌnəl)
 
—n
a dowel used for pinning planks or timbers together
 
trenail, trenail or trunnel
 
—n
 
trunnel, trenail or trunnel
 
—n

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