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1. (n.) dowel
Also called dowel pin. a pin, usu. round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
2. dowel
a round wooden rod of relatively small diameter.
3. (v.t.) dowel
to reinforce or furnish with dowels.
Etymology: (1300–50; < MLG dovel plug, c. OHG tubili)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dowel, dowel pin, joggle
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
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1. (noun) dowel
a pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position
2. (noun) dowel
a piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it
3. (verb) dowel
to fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask
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