Dowel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dowel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Dowel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dowel n a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together Synonym(s): dowel, dowel pin, joggle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowel \Dow"el\, v. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowel \Dow"el\, n. [Cf. G. d[94]bel 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. {Dowel joint}, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels. {Dowel pin}, a dowel. See {Dowel}, n., 1.