[ˈdaʊ(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a projecting peg used for holding together components of a structure


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Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German dovel

[ˈdaʊ(ə)l], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fasten with a dowel or dowels
(e.g: the pivot bearings are doweled into the face of the limb butts)


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Origin:
Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German dovel