dowel
daʊəl-
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dowel
a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
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Dowel
A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces may be nailed to it. -
Dowel
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. -
Dowel
To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
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(n)
dowel
A wooden or metallic pin or tenon used for securing together two pieces of wood, Stone, etc. Corresponding holes fitting the dowel being made in each of the two pieces, one half of the pin is inserted into the hole in the one piece, and the other piece is then thrust home on it. The dowel may serve either as a permanent attachment of the two pieces joined, or as a shifting one; in the latter case one end is secured by glue and the other is left free, as in the movable leaves of an extension table. -
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dowel
A piece of wood driven into a wall to receive nails of skirtings, etc.; a dook. -
dowel
To fasten together, as two boards, by pins inserted in the edges: as, to dowel pieces which are to form the head of a cask. Sometimes written dowl.
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Dowel
dow′el a pin of wood or iron inserted in the edges of two adjacent boards for the purpose of fastening them together -
(v.t)
Dowel
to fasten by means of dowels
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cf. G. döbel, peg, F. douelle, state of a cask, surface of an arch, douille, socket, little pipe, cartridge
Billy Dowell , 72, of Iola, Kan. Died Sept 22, 2012, at his home. maconch.com
Charlene Dowell Dunbar , age 65, of Russell Springs, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the Russell County Hospital. lakercountry.com
Saul Young/News Sentinel In this file photo, construction of the Proton Therapy Center at Dowell Springs is pictured. knoxnews.com
Locating and drilling dowel holes is usually so fussy it drives you nuts. americanwoodworker.com
Dowell, Orlando Sentinel / November 7, 2012 ). orlandosentinel.com
Sometimes, I'd cut off the bottoms of plastic milk jugs and place the jug over small plants, secured with a dowel or stick through the spout or down through the handle. morningsun.net
Stopping for a photo were the guest artists and the individuals who were instrumental in bringing them to the museum: Sharon Walker (from left), John Dowell, Carla Brandt and John Evans. courierpress.com
( Stephen M Dowell / December 8, 2012 ). southbendtribune.com
( STEPHEN M DOWELL, ORLANDO SENTINEL / July 12, 2012 ). themorningcall.com
Dowell / Sep 24, 2012). orlandosentinel.com
How much would you pay for a 5-foot-long wooden dowel. thedailynews.cc
(If desired, cut one end of the dowel to a point to make it easier to insert. bhg.com
Gorgeous stationery and wrapping papers hang on dowels like curtains in the store on Granville Island. sunset.com
Read our review of this store where gorgeous stationery and wrapping papers hang on dowels like curtains. sunset.com
Dowel or stick (ours was 3/8 inch wide and 8 inches long). familyfun.go.com
It integrates a copper layer, 0.5 mm thick, to help to convey the heat produced on the Base-Board to the screws and dowel pins as well as improving the structural properties.
Design of a Base-Board for arrays of closely-packed Multi-Anode Photo-Multipliers
The Base-Board is secured to the back-standing support by four M 2.5 stainless steel screws and, if necessary, by up to four φ2.0 dowel pins.
Design of a Base-Board for arrays of closely-packed Multi-Anode Photo-Multipliers
Screws and dowel pins fit into metallized holes drilled into the PCB.
Design of a Base-Board for arrays of closely-packed Multi-Anode Photo-Multipliers
Screws, dowel pins and spacers also act as thermal bridges to convey the heat generated on the Base-Board, by the voltage dividers and front-end electronics, away from it, to the back-plane supporting structure.
Design of a Base-Board for arrays of closely-packed Multi-Anode Photo-Multipliers
Dowell for their assistance during the SHARC II observing runs, and the entire Bolocam instrument team.
The Bolocam 1.1 mm Lockman Hole Galaxy Survey: SHARC II 350 micron Photometry and Implications for Spectral Models, Dust Temperatures, and Redshift Estimation
A piece of 1/2-inch softwood dowel about 5 inches long with 4 No. "Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943" by
This table may be made with mortise and tenon joints or with dowels as desired. "Mission Furniture" by
The side rails are attached to the posts with three dowels to each joint. "Mission Furniture" by
The arms are to be fastened to the posts with dowels and glue. "Mission Furniture" by
It has a dowel arm L which fits into a corresponding recess in the bearing cover and which prevents the bearing from turning. "Steam Turbines" by
The dowel should fit the hole tight. "How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus" by
The string thrummed, the dowels sprang forward, and the dart buried itself in the Frenchman's body. "The Saracen: Land of the Infidel" by
The frame is of the same thickness, with mortise and tenon joints doweled together. "The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia" by
Some use wooden separators which are smooth on both sides, but have dowels pinned to them. "The Automobile Storage Battery" by
I liked to stay with the Dowells, for they had four rooms and plenty of good country fare. "The Upward Path" by