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dowel

Syllabification: (dow·el)
Pronunciation: /ˈdouəl/
Definition of dowel

noun

  • a peg of wood, metal, or plastic without a distinct head, used for holding together components of a structure.

verb (dowels, doweling, doweled ; Britishdowels, dowelling, dowelled)

[with object]
  • fasten with a dowel or dowels.

Origin:

Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German dovel

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