Associations to the word «Trunnel»

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Wiktionary

TRUNNEL, noun. Alternative spelling of treenail
TRUNNEL, noun. A trundle.

Dictionary definition

TRUNNEL, noun. A wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats