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Noun: dowel  daw-ul
  1. A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    - dowel pin, joggle

Derived forms: dowels, doweled

Type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

Encyclopedia: Dowel, William

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