treenail

English

The Cross bracing inside the Old Covered Bridge in Sheffield is fastened with treenails.

Alternative forms

trannel, trenail, trennel, trunnel

Noun

treenail (plural treenails)

A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
- 2005 Michael McCarthy: Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship. ISBN:1-58544-451-0
  Long treenails were quite difficult to drive, often being damaged in the process, with ends becoming "broomed", or worse, split, necessitating the head being trimmed, or far worse, the removal of the treenail.

Translations

peg

Bulgarian: дюбел (bg) m (djubel)
Finnish: puunaula (fi)
Greek: ξυλόκαρφο (el) n (xylókarfo)
Ingrian: puunaagla
Ottoman Turkish: چیوی (çivi), وتد (veted), جیواطه (civata)

Anagrams

elaterin, entailer, neatlier

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