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dowelled

dowelled is the simple past and past participle of dowel.

Meaning of dowel

Verb

dowel (third-person singular simple present dowels, present participle (US) doweling or (UK) dowelling, simple past and past participle (US) doweled or (UK) dowelled)

  1. (transitive) To fasten together with dowels.
    • The wheels were solid, two half discs dowelled against the hub, and the chariots were pulled along by oxen or asses.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 79
  2. (transitive) To furnish with dowels.
    • A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.

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Words formed from dowelled

Questions about dowelled

What is dowelled the simple past and past participle of?
Dowelled is the simple past and past participle of dowel.

Words near dowelled in the dictionary

  1. dowel joint
  2. doweled
  3. doweling
  4. dowelings
  5. Dowell
  6. dowelled
  7. dowelling
  8. dowellings
  9. Dowells
  10. dowels
  11. dower

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