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Treenail

Treenail Meaning & Definition
Treenail Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Treenail?

[n] a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast

Synonyms | Synonyms for Treenail: trenail | trunnel

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See Also | nog | peg

Treenail In Webster's Dictionary

\Tree"nail`\, n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding) A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also {trenail}, and {trunnel}.]

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