trenail

/ˈtriːneɪl/
noun
  1. A wooden pin or peg used to fasten timbers together, especially in shipbuilding or wooden structures.
    • Old wooden barns often used trenails instead of metal nails to hold the frame together.
    • He carved a trenail from a piece of ash to repair the broken beam.
    • The shipwright drove a trenail through the oak planks to secure the hull.
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