trunnel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
    trenail; treenail.

WordNet


Trun"nel noun
Definitions
  1. A trundle. R.
Trun"nel noun
Definitions
  1. (Shipbuilding) See Treenail.

Webster 1913