TRUNNEL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast

Synonyms:

treenail; trenail; trunnel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trunnel" is a kind of...):

nog; peg (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)

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