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dowel
v.
fasten together with dowels
n.
headless peg used to fasten together two pieces of stone or wood
Dowel
A
dowel is a solid cylindrical
rod, usually made from
wood,
plastic, or
metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is called a
dowel rod. Dowel rods are often cut into short lengths called
dowel pins. Dowels are employed in numerous, diverse applications including
axles in toys,
detents (e. g., in
gymnastics grips), structural reinforcements in
cabinet making, and supports for tiered
wedding cakes. Other uses include:
- As furniture shelf supports
- As moveable game pieces (i. e., pegs)
- As supports for hanging items such as clothing, key rings, tools, toilet roll dispensers and picture frames
- To precisely align two objects in a dowel joint: a hole is bored in both objects and the dowel pin is inserted into the aligned holes
- As a core to wrap cable or textiles around
dowel
Noun
1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
(synonym) dowel pin, joggle
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
Dowel
(v. t.)
To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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