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treenail

/ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/

treenail noun: a wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.

treenail: a wooden peg or pin used as a fastener
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Noun

treenail (plural treenails)

  1. A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
    • OPERATION—The wood for the treenail is fixed in G; the balance wheel is then moved....1847, editorial staff, “TREENAIL MACHINE”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 73
    • Long treenails were quite difficult to drive, often being damaged in the process, with ends becoming "broomed", or worse, split, necessitating the head being trimmed, or far worse, the removal of the treenail.2005 Michael McCarthy: Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship. ISBN:1-58544-451-0

Forms of treenail

pluraltreenails
alternative formtrannel
alternative formtrenail
alternative formtrennel
alternative formtrunnel

Origin of treenail

Inherited from Middle English trenayl; equivalent to tree + nail.

Words that rhyme with treenail

Questions about treenail

What does treenail mean?
Treenail means a wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
What part of speech is treenail?
Treenail is a noun.
How do you pronounce treenail?
Treenail is pronounced /ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/.
What is the plural of treenail?
The plural of treenail is treenails.

Words near treenail in the dictionary

  1. treemapping
  2. treemaps
  3. treemoss
  4. treemosses
  5. treen
  6. treenail
  7. treenails
  8. Treenean
  9. treeness
  10. treens
  11. treent

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