dowel

dow·el  (doul)

n.

1. A usually round pin that fits tightly into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two adjacent pieces.

2. A piece of wood driven into a wall to act as an anchor for nails.

tr.v. dow·eled, dow·el·ing, dow·els also dow·elled also dow·el·ling also dow·els

1. To fasten or align with dowels: table legs that are doweled to the top.

2. To equip with dowels.

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[Middle English doule, part of a wheel, perhaps from Middle Low German dovel, plug, or from Old French doele, barrel stave (diminutive of douve, from Late Latin doga, vessel, from Greek dokh, recepticle, from dekhesthai, to take; see dek- in Indo-European roots).]

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dowel

Noun

a wooden or metal peg that fits into two corresponding holes to join larger pieces of wood or metal together [Middle Low German dövel plug]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dowel - a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together dowel pin, joggle fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place