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TRUNNEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trunnel mean?
• TRUNNEL (noun)
The noun TRUNNEL has 1 sense:
1. a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
Familiarity information: TRUNNEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("trunnel" is a kind of...):
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