Found 2 items, similar to treenail.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: treenail
treenail
n : a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding;
water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast
[syn:
trenail,
trunnel]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Treenail
Treenail
\Tree"nail`\, n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding)
A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to
the timbers or to each other. [Written also
trenail, and
trunnel.]
[1913 Webster]