TREENAIL


Meaning of TREENAIL in English

/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 ]

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