dowelling

Meanings

• noun

  A type of cylindrical rod or tube used for fitting and fastening, typically made of wood, metal, or plastic.

  - "The carpenter used dowelling to join the table legs."
  - "The furniture was assembled using dowelling."

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Variants

List of all variants of dowelling that leads to same result
dowel , doweled , doweling , dowelled , dowelling , dowels

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Etymology

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From Old French 'douel', meaning 'plug' or 'stopper'.

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Trivia

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1. Dowelling was used extensively in ancient Egypt for building pyramids and other structures.

2. The world's largest dowelling is over 3 meters long and was used to join the beams of a large industrial machine.

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Related Concepts

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1. joinery: The art and technique of joining pieces of wood without the use of screws or nails, using dowelling and other methods.

2. fastener: A device used to hold two or more objects together, such as a screw, bolt, or dowelling.

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Culture

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Dowelling has been used extensively in woodworking and furniture making for centuries due to its strength and ease of use.

How to Memorize "dowelling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cylindrical rod or tube being used to join two pieces of wood together.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dowelling' with the idea of joining or fastening objects together.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'dowelling' as 'dowel'-ling, where the 'ling' represents the idea of joining or linking things together.

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