dowel

dow·el | \ ˈdau̇(-ə)l

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Definition of dowel

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping also : a round rod or stick used especially for cutting up into dowels

2 : a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it

dowel

dowelled also doweled; dowelling also doweling

Definition of dowel (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to fasten by or furnish with dowels

Examples of dowel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The striker is a snakewood dowel with an Afeliia burl top. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, "The 16 Most Awesome Turkey And Duck Calls You’ve Ever Seen," 19 Feb. 2020 The gun on the front of the helicopter, which is supposed to be a 20mm cannon capable of firing 4,000 rounds per minute, was simply a set of wooden dowels on the real version of the helicopter. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, "Forget Top Gun: Maverick—let’s settle Blue Thunder vs. Airwolf once and for all," 10 Jan. 2020 With mass timber buildings, wooden layers are laminated together, using nails, dowels or glue. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wood as strong as steel: Timber frame apartment building in Walker's Point to be completed next spring," 11 Dec. 2019 Mothers and daughters tie white netting onto long, thin dowels that stretch from the porch into the house. — Jessica Wapner, Quartz, "Vietnamese women are hit harder by climate change—but they’re starting to fight back," 1 Dec. 2019 Starting at around $50 per drawer, Rev-a-Shelf offers kits that include a wooden pegboard base (which can be cut to size) and moveable dowels that hold your items in place. — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, "Why You Should Be Storing Your Plates in Drawers, Not Cabinets," 26 Sep. 2019 Theoretically, the movement of the copper dowels can be driven by spiritual activity. — Andrea Simakis, cleveland, "Did she or didn’t she? On the bloody trail of Lizzie Borden in Fall River, Mass.," 20 Oct. 2019 Let the cake cool for 20 minutes, then use a 1/2-inch-wide wooden dowel or handle end of a wooden spoon to gently poke holes three-quarters of the way down the cake and spaced about 1 inch apart. — Los Angeles Times, "Cover your cake in candy bars and whipped cream for the best frosting," 12 Sep. 2019 Rods, formerly called Impel Rods, are pure borate and look like pieces of clear glass dowels, while Cobra Rods also contain copper, which the manufacturer says boosts their ability to fight rot. — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, "Two enemies of outdoor wooden sculptures: Rain and sun," 24 June 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The great room, which features tongue-and-groove, doweled rafters above matching Koa floors, provides plenty of room to entertain, but the downstairs game room is where the real fun happens. — Liv Sotheby's International Realty, The Denver Post, "A timeless luxury, 375 Mill Creek Circle is Vail’s premier ski-in/ski-out property," 20 Dec. 2019

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“Dowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dowel. Accessed 28 Feb. 2020.

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