treenail

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtriːneɪl/, /ˈtrɛnəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trē′nāl′, tren′l, trun′l)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tree•nail  (trē′nāl′, tren′l, trun′l),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
Also, trenail, trunnel.
  • Middle English trenayl. See tree, nail 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
treenail, trenail /ˈtriːneɪl; ˈtrɛnəl/trunnel /ˈtrʌnəl/ n
  1. a dowel used for pinning planks or timbers together
'treenail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
trenail - trunnel - drift - moot

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