treenail

n. 木栓

发音

/ˈtɹiːˌneɪl/
/ˈtɹɛnl̩/
/ˈtɹʌnl̩/

词形变化

treenails 复数 treenails

别名

trannel trenail trennel trunnel

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wooden peg or pin used as a fastener.

    Long treenails were quite difficult to drive, often being damaged in the process, with ends becoming "broomed", or worse, split, necessitating the head being trimmed, or far worse, the removal of the treenail.

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上位词 2

词源

Inherited from Middle English trenayl; equivalent to tree + nail.

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