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trenail

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tre⋅nail

  [tree-neyl, tren-l, truhn-l]
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–noun
treenail.

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; ME trenayl. See tree, nail
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tree·nail or tre·nail   (trē'nāl', trěn'əl, trŭn'əl)   
n.  A wooden peg that swells when wet and is used to fasten timbers, especially in shipbuilding.
tre·nail   (trē'nāl', trěn'əl, trŭn'əl)   
n.  Variant of treenail.
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