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A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.

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  1. n. A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.
  2. n. a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
  3. A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]
  4. A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel tothe timbers or to each other. [Written also trenail, and trunnel.]
  5. n. a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast