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  4  definitions  found 
 
  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  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trunnel  \Trun"nel\,  n. 
  A  trundle.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trunnel  \Trun"nel\,  n.  (Shipbuilding) 
  See  {Treenail}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trunnel 
  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},  {trenail}] 




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