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cross dowel

cross dowel noun: a cylindrical metal rod with a perpendicular threaded hole passing through its side and a thin shallow slot at the top that allows for turning it with a screwdriver when fitted inside the workpiece.

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Noun

cross dowel (plural cross dowels)

  1. A cylindrical metal rod with a perpendicular threaded hole passing through its side and a thin shallow slot at the top that allows for turning it with a screwdriver when fitted inside the workpiece.

Forms of cross dowel

pluralcross dowels

Questions about cross dowel

What does cross dowel mean?
Cross dowel means a cylindrical metal rod with a perpendicular threaded hole passing through its side and a thin shallow slot at the top that allows for turning it with a screwdriver when fitted inside the workpiece.
What part of speech is cross dowel?
Cross dowel is a noun.
What is the plural of cross dowel?
The plural of cross dowel is cross dowels.

Words near cross dowel in the dictionary

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