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Definition of Dowel

Dowel
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 one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. 2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it. Dowel joint, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels. Dowel pin, a dowel. See Dowel, n., 1.
Dowel
Dowel Dow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doweledor 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.

Meaning of Dowel from wikipedia

- The dowel is a cylindrical shape made of wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is long and called a dowel rod, which are...
- the dowel method for reinforcement is the use of a Miller dowel in place of the usual straight cylindrical dowel. The Miller dowel is a stepped dowel and...
- Michael George Hartwell MacDowel (13 September 1932 – 19 January 2016) was an English racing driver who parti****ted in one Formula One World Championship...
- A dowel bar retrofit (DBR) is a method of reinforcing cracks in highway pavement by inserting steel dowel bars in slots cut across the cracks. It is a...
- Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's if...
- Springthorpe Dowel (1837 – 25 November 1905) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born at Hammersmith in Kent to stonemason David Dowel and Elizabeth...
- Dowell or dowel may refer to: Dowell (surname) Dowell Loggains (born 1980), American football coach Dowell Myers, professor of urban planning and demography...
- fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements (such as dowels or plain mortise and tenon ****ings). The characteristics of wooden joints—strength...
- referred to as a barrel nut. A barrel nut (also known as steel cross dowel or dowel nut) is a specialized forged nut, and is commonly used in aerospace...
- A goujon (from French: goujon [ɡuʒɔ̃] 'dowel', 'pin') is a strip of meat taken from underside of the muscular fish tail or chicken breast, sometimes breaded...