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Meanings of dowel pin in English

Catalan
clavilla

A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together.

clavilla
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Examples for "dowel"
Examples for "dowel"
1
His jaw ached from biting the dowel so hard for so long.
Brisingr
2
So, this won't work if you rest the dowel on a hard floor.
Wired
3
Then he hammered the timber down on the iron dowel pins.
Calumet "K"
4
It was just hunkered down, its feet automatically clamped onto the wood dowel.
Naughty neighbor
5
Images online showed wooden dowel-shaped rods sliced into small, bullet-sized projectiles.
Reuters
1
He runs to keep his body occupied, to joggle his mind blank.
Rabbit, run
2
Johnny jump up, jiggle joggle and Johnny go to bed at noon.
The Irish Times
3
I happened along just in time to joggle his arm.
The Taming of Red Butte Western
4
His only reply was to joggle her arm when she reached for the cake.
The Court of Boyville
5
I shopped slowly, not wanting to joggle my liquefied guts any more than necessary.
11/22/63
Usage of dowel pin in English
1
Then he hammered the timber down on the iron dowel pins.
Calumet "K"
2
They are best compared with the dowel pins and bolts of a compound wooden beam.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design / American S...
3
As to stirrups acting as dowel pins, the writer has already referred to this subject.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design / American S...
4
Two dowel pins kept the board from moving.
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
5
The parts are put together with dowel pins.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
6
He says that stirrups "are best compared with the dowel pins and bolts of a compound wooden beam."
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design / American S...
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