treenail

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treenail

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Alternative forms

• trannel, trenail, trennel, trunnel

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trenayl; equivalent to tree +‎ nail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/, /ˈtɹɛnl̩/, /ˈtɹʌnl̩/
• Rhymes: -ɛnəl, -ʌnəl

Noun

treenail (plural treenails)

1. A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.
   • 2005 Michael McCarthy: Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship. ISBN:1-58544-451-0

     Long treenails were quite difficult to drive, often being damaged in the process, with ends becoming "broomed", or worse, split, necessitating the head being trimmed, or far worse, the removal of the treenail.

Translations

peg

Bulgarian: дюбел (bg) m (djubel) Finnish: puunaula (fi) Greek: ξυλόκαρφο (el) n (xylókarfo) Ingrian: puunaagla Middle English: trenayl Ottoman Turkish: چیوی (çivi), وتد (veted), جیواطه (civata)

Anagrams

• elaterin, entailer, neatlier