TREENAIL


Meaning of TREENAIL in English

I. noun

also tre·nail or trun·nel ˈtrēˌnāl, ˈtren ə l, ˈtrən ə l

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English trenayle, from tre, tree tree, wood + nayle, nail nail — more at nail

1. : a wooden pin or peg made ordinarily of dry compressed timber so as to swell in its hole (as in a wooden ship) when moistened and used chiefly for fastening planking and ceiling to frames

2. : gutta

II. transitive verb

: to fasten with treenails

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.