Hypertext Webster Gateway: "treenail"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Treenail \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}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
treenail
n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding;
water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
[syn: {trenail}, {trunnel}]
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