trunnel

[ truhn-l ]

noun

Origin of trunnel

1
Variant of treenail, perhaps by association with trundle

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How to use trunnel in a sentence

  • Originally determined by the slat of wood which strengthened the wall-plate at the point of its perforation by the trunnels.

    History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
  • First, the ground sill is a square of 20 ft., made of yellow pine sticks mortised together and pinned with stout trunnels.

  • This was effected by several thick trunnels, so driven in from below that the heads were left protruding.

    History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
  • The triglyphs are too high, the smaller members, notably the regulas and trunnels, too heavy.

    History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
  • The members of the entablature are exceedingly high and heavy, as are the details, down to the trunnels and cyma.

    History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for trunnel

trunnel

/ (ˈtrʌnəl) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of treenail

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