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Dowel bar retrofit — sawcuts A dowel bar retrofit befor … Wikipedia
Dowel — Dow el, n. [Cf. G. d[ o]bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dowel joint — Dowel Dow el, n. [Cf. G. d[ o]bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dowel pin — Dowel Dow el, n. [Cf. G. d[ o]bel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.] (Mech.) 1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dowel — ► NOUN ▪ a headless peg used for holding together components. ► VERB (dowelled, dowelling; US doweled, doweling) ▪ fasten with a dowel. ORIGIN perhaps Low German … English terms dictionary
Dowel — Dow el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doweled}or {Dowelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doweling} or {Dowelling}.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dowel — mid 14c., dule rim or section of a wheel, perhaps akin to M.L.G. dovel plug, tap (of a cask). Modern meaning is first attested 1794 … Etymology dictionary
dowel — [dou′əl] n. [ME doule, prob. akin to MLowG dövel, Ger döbel, a plug < IE base * dheubh , a peg, wooden pin > DUB1] a short cylinder of wood, metal, etc., usually fitted into corresponding holes in two pieces to fasten them together vt.… … English World dictionary
Dowel — A dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic or metal. In its original manufactured form, dowel is called dowel rod. Dowel rod is employed in numerous, diverse applications. It is used to form axles in toys, as detents on… … Wikipedia
dowel — /dow euhl/, n., v., doweled, doweling or (esp. Brit.) dowelled, dowelling. n. 1. Also called dowel pin. Carpentry. a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them. 2. a piece of wood… … Universalium
dowel — UK [ˈdaʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms dowel : singular dowel plural dowels a thick pin made of wood, metal, or plastic, used for holding two pieces of wood, metal, or plastic together … English dictionary
