Associations to the word «Trunnel»
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.