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trenail

trenail is the alternative spelling of treenail.

Meaning of treenail

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

Forms of trenail

pluraltrenails

Questions about trenail

What is trenail the alternative spelling of?
Trenail is the alternative spelling of treenail.

Words near trenail in the dictionary

  1. tren
  2. tren goblin
  3. tren goblins
  4. Trena
  5. Trenah
  6. trenail
  7. trenails
  8. Trenary
  9. Trenarys
  10. Trenayr
  11. trenbolone

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