Trunnel
11trunnel — /ˈtrʌnəl/ (say trunuhl) noun → treenail …
12trunnel — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑peg, ↑nog …
13Treenail — 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}.] [1913 Webster] …
14trenail — 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}.] [1913 Webster] …
15treenail — or trunnel; also trenail noun Date: 13th century a wooden peg made usually of dry compressed timber so as to swell in its hole when moistened …
16Salem, Massachusetts —   City   Salem Maritime National Historic Site …
17Treenail — A treenail, trenail, or trunnel is a wood peg, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frame construction and wooden shipbuilding. It is an ancient technology. Covered bridges in the U.S. often use treenails as… …
18treenail — /tree nayl , tren l, trun l/, n. a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships. Also, trenail, trunnel. [1250 1300; ME trenayl. See TREE, NAIL] * * * …
19Nautical Terms — Ahoy, mateys! This be a fair and true listing of words having to do with ships and sailing, 225 of them in all. These terms come mainly from the great age of sailing ships, the 16th to 18th centuries, and almost all hail from the two great… …
20treenail — (also trenail or US trunnel) noun a hard wooden pin used for fastening timbers together …
