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dowel
n. & v.
—n. a headless peg of wood, metal, or plastic for holding together components of a structure.
—v.tr. (dowelled,
dowelling
; US doweled,
doweling
) fasten with a dowel or dowels.
Etymology
: ME f. MLG dovel:
cf
. THOLE(
1
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