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trenail |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trenail \Tre"nail`\, n. (Shipbuilding) Same as {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 1.6 [wn]: trenail n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast [syn: {treenail}, {trunnel}]
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