| 单词 | trenail |
| 释义 | trenail (once / 251475 pages) n WORD FAMILY trenail: trenails USAGE EXAMPLESIt was at last completed, like the temple of Solomon, without the sound of axe or hammer; neither bolts, trenails nor caulking-iron, were required. Bourne, Benjamin Franklin, The Captive in Patagonia(2011) They are constructed of planks of acacia and sycamore, about three inches thick, which are dovetailed together and fastened with trenails. Holmes, George C. V., Ancient and Modern Ships.—Part 1. W...(2010) He wondered whether he really knew about Ulysses' abominable boat and whether he remembered which words in the Greek meant dowels and trenails. Brown, Ivor, Years of Plenty(2010) n a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast Syn|Hyper treenail, trunnel nog, peg a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface |
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