Treenail
11treenail — tree•nail or trenail [[t]ˈtriˌneɪl, ˈtrɛn l, ˈtrʌn l[/t]] n. bui a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening timbers • Etymology: 1250–1300 …
12treenail — /ˈtrineɪl/ (say treenayl), /ˈtrɛnəl/ (say trenuhl) noun a cylindrical pin of hard wood for fastening together timbers in ships, etc. Also, trenail, trunnel. {Middle English trenayl. See tree, nail} …
13treenail — n. (also trenail) a hard wooden pin for securing timbers etc …
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] …
15trunnel — 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] …
16trenail — [ trənaj ] n. m. • 1843; angl. treenail « cheville », de tree « arbre » et nail « clou » ♦ Techn. Cheville servant à mettre le tire fond dans les traverses des voies. Des trenails. ⇒TRENAIL, subst. masc. CH. DE FER. ,,Cheville en bois dur (chêne) …
17trunnel — /trun l/, n. treenail. [var. of TREENAIL, perh. by association with TRUNDLE] * * * …
18tre|nail — «TREHN uhl, TRUHN ; TREE NAYL», noun. = treenail. (Cf. ↑treenail) …
19trun|nel — «TRUHN uhl», noun. = treenail. (Cf. ↑treenail) …
20Necked — Necked, a. 1. Having (such) a neck; chiefly used in composition; as, stiff necked. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Cracked; said of a treenail. [1913 Webster] …
