treenail

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A wooden peg that swells when wet and is used to fasten timbers, especially in shipbuilding.

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A cylindrical pin of hard wood used for fastening planks or timbers in ships and similar constructions.

noun

In architecture, same as gutta. 1.

noun

A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.

noun

A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.

noun

a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast