treenail

American  

[tree-nayl, tren-l, truhn-l] / ˈtriˌneɪl, ˈtrɛn l, ˈtrʌn l /

Or trenail,

noun

1. a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.

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treenail British  

/ ˈtriːneɪl, ˈtrʌnəl, ˈtrɛnəl /

noun

1. a dowel used for pinning planks or timbers together

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Etymology

Origin of treenail

First recorded in 1250–1300, treenail is from the Middle English word trenayl. See tree, nail

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Example Sentences

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treenail

Tamarac hulls went sound for twenty years, and sometimes forty, especially when hardwood treenails were used—a treenail being a bolt that did the service of a nail in woodwork or a rivet in steel plating.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Charles Henry Wood

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