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dowel
[dou-uhl]
noun
Also called dowel pin.Carpentry.a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
a piece of wood driven into a hole drilled in a masonry wall to receive nails, as for fastening woodwork.
a round wooden rod of relatively small diameter.
Dentistry.a peg, usually of metal, set into the root canal of a natural tooth to give additional support to an artificial crown.
verb (used with object)
to reinforce or furnish with a dowel or dowels.
dowel
/ ˈ岹ʊə /
noun
Also called: dowel pin.a wooden or metal peg that fits into two corresponding holes to join two adjacent parts
Other Word Forms
- undoweled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dowel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dowel1
Example Sentences
At night, Roberts’ mother frequently beat him with a dowel.
The first, Spherae, is a ball-shaped cushion supported by three polished wood dowels that slide through a brass disc and lock into place.
By the time she folds it shut with a long wooden dowel, the flatbread is already bubbly and browned.
A thin slab will be cut in the stone blocks that make up the staircase, and the portrait will be fitted in and secured with stainless steel dowels.
The wall panels fit together with dowels, sort of like Ikea furniture, Ward added.
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