fasten together with dowels
headless peg used to fasten together two pieces of stone or wood
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Dowel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
(n.)
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
(n.)
A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
dowel
\dow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. doweled (?) or dowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. doweling or dowelling.] to fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
dowel
\dow"el\ (?), n. [cf. g. d?bel peg, f. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (mech.)
1. a pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
2. a piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it.
dowel
joint, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels.
dowel
pin, a dowel. see dowel, n., 1.
similar words(2)
dowel joint
dowel pin
Noun
1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
(synonym) dowel pin, joggle
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
Dowel Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
A pin of various types used in the parting surface of parted patterns or dies to assure correct registry.
Dowel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is called a dowel rod. Dowel rods are often cut into short lengths called dowel pins. Dowels are employed in numerous, diverse applications including as axles in toys, detents (e.g., in gymnastics grips), structural reinforcements in cabinet making, and supports for tiered wedding cakes. Other uses include:
- As furniture shelf supports
- As moveable game pieces (i.e., pegs)
- As supports for hanging items such as clothing, key rings, tools, toilet roll dispensers and picture frames
- To precisely align two objects in a dowel joint: a hole is bored in both objects and the dowel pin is inserted into the aligned holes
- As a core to wrap cable or textiles around
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