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Dowel
Dow′el
,Noun.
[Cf. G.
döbel
peg, F. douelle
state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille
socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.)
1.
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.
2.
A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
Dow′el
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Doweled
or Dowelled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Doweling
or Dowelling
.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels;
as, a cooper
. dowels
pieces for the head of a cask