doweling
1
7.2
- noun
- /ˈdaʊəlɪŋ/
- Specialized
- For a sturdy frame, the builder opted for dowels to fasten the wooden beams together.
Examples
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I added four dowels as shelf pins and routed recesses at the bottom of the shelf to keep everything hidden.
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Now, these dowels and these butterflies add structural support to a glue joint, and these dowels are usually in the center of the wood.
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The frameworks of the looms are made in Mahdia and assembled using only wooden doweling, because metal nails would snag the threads.
Academic text (2004) -
The joints, the doweling inside the rim, and the radial bracing that helps the piano withstand tensile forces are all tailored to fit a rim's particular dimensions.
Academic text (1994) -
To join the two boards securely, the carpenter used dowels to reinforce the connection.
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Using a dowl makes it easier to align the pieces of wood when constructing furniture.
Synonyms
9
3.0
Joining two things so they stay firmly together
8
1.6
Using string or rope to hold things together
2
3.9
A thing that holds two parts together so they stay secure
1
3.0
Attaching something with pins to hold it in place
How Secure
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
1
8.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
doweling = dowel (transparent) = dowel + ing
This is a regular action noun built from the verb 'dowel' with '-ing', so the meaning is straightforward for learners who know the base verb.
Etymology
Doweling comes from the word dowel, which means a small wooden 'peg' used to hold pieces of wood together. So doweling is the act of fastening things by using these pegs to join them securely.