dowel

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Synonyms: bowel, rowel, dower, towel, owel, dorel, vowel, nowel, howel, dowl, dowell

Antonyms: bowel, rowel, dower, towel, owel, dorel, vowel, nowel, howel, dowl, dowell

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Noun

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 wooden [[rod]], as one to make short pins from.
3. {{lb|en|construction}} A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]] together with dowels.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To furnish with dowels.

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