dowel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    dowel pin; joggle.

WordNet

Dow"el noun
Etymology
Cf. G. döbel peg, F. douelle state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe, cartridge.
Definitions
(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.
Dow"el transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Doweled ∨ Dowelled; present participle & verbal noun Doweling or Dowelling
Definitions
  1. To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.

Webster 1913