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Definition of: dowel
(dou′əl) noun
1. A pin or peg, usually cylindrical, for joining together two adjacent pieces, as parts of a barrelhead: distinguished from a tenon.
2. A piece of wood built or driven into a wall, to which to nail finishings: also dowel pin.
—v.t. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling To fasten or furnish with dowels. [<MLG dovel plug]
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