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 dow·el /ˈdaʊ(ə)l/
 銷子,木釘(vt.)用暗銷接合

 Dow·el n.  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.
 Dowel joint, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels.
 Dowel pin, a dowel. See Dowel, n., 1.

 Dow·el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doweled or  Dowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doweling or Dowelling.] To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
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 dowel
      n : a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent
          pieces and holds them together [syn: dowel pin, joggle]